Ascension Lutheran Church Podcast

Traveled to the Wisconsin Dells at the end of June for a vacation and a time away from normal life.

My wife and I went to visit friends in Las Vegas. They told us there is much more to Vegas than casinos. They treated to a tour of the area.

This coming Monday we will welcome 60-70 four-year-olds to 4th graders. And the word on the street is that we have a lot more boys signed up than girls, so this sounds like an interesting week for VBS.

In the end, we have to own our choices whether good or bad.

This coming weekend we will celebrate Holy Trinity Sunday. It is the day in which we give special attention to the fact that God is One in three persons.

A couple weeks ago, my wife and I took a short trip to Las Vegas. We didn’t go to the strip at all. Didn’t gamble at all. We went to Grand Canyon west and walked on the Skywalk and then went to the old west mining town of Oatman, AZ.

Our family had a great time last Friday attending the Banana Ball event at Equity Bank Park.

Genesis 32, “Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.   And when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God's camp!” So, he called the name of that place Mahanaim.”

Weeds compete for the lead role this time of year. Striving to unseat legitimate flowers and vegetables. Unsatisfied with staying out of the way and hidden in the background.

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Having worked for many years on a rice farm in Arkansas, I am purist when it comes to rice. My favorite is Riceland rice – specifically conditioned rice from Riceland Foods.

The Artemis 2 crew will land today in a spectacular round trip to the moon and back. They flew farther away from the earth than humans have ever traveled and recorded videos of sights seen by few human eyes as they traversed the backside of the moon that always faces away from the earth.

I watched a lot of strikeouts.   The coach played college ball. A firm believer in the efficacy of the game. “Teaches one to manage failure,” says he.

Today is Good Friday. This day begins the turning point of all of human history.

We begin another Holy Week which reaches the ultimate in brutality with the crucifixion of Jesus, but also the ultimate in victory in His resurrection.

Ascension Lutheran School Website https://www.ascension-lcms.org/gradeschool Come join the fun on Saturday, April 11 from 10-11:30am. Bounce house, games, prizes and food as we tour the new School opening the August 19, 2026.

The irrigation pump failed to prime. Again. For the second year in a row.

Dr. Caroline Fleck - Validation She is not a theologian, or does she write from any religious perspective and yet what she has to say is universally useful for anyone who would like to help people grow and change.

The longest Psalm in the Bible is Psalm 119 with 176 verses and the shortest comes shortly before it with only 2 verses. Psalm 117 is not only short but it calls out to non-Jewish people of that day.

Jesus said, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

My daily Bible reading began with the book of Hosea. And the first chapter is a wild ride!

An Uber ride can lead to an interesting conversation.

I would like to second what Pastor Mike said about the conference that we attended last week. There was a permeating Joy that went throughout the conference. There were lots of hugs, laugher and a noticeable absence of concerned conversations about the state of things in the church.

I was asked that question numerous times Sunday morning after Pastor Goltl, Cyndy, and I returned from the Best Practices in Ministry conference in Phoenix, AZ. I settled on one answer. The happiness of the people at the conference.

The Ascension Grade school has passed the fire marshal’s inspection and has received the certificate of occupancy from the city.