• Recommended Reading: “The Escape Artist” by Jonathan Freedland
    January 22, 2025

    “The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World” written by Jonathan Freedland is a must read!  It is the riveting, fascinating, gripping story[...]

  • What Were They Thinking?
    September 17, 2024

    What was “who” thinking? The founding fathers of our Nation and framers of our Constitution. Constitution Day is September 17 – the day in 1787, when the Constitution of[...]

  • Religion of Love
    June 5, 2024

    "If your religion teaches you to hate people based on who they love, maybe it's time to find a new religion." This is a challenge on a picture that[...]

  • A Sacred Trust
    May 27, 2024

    [Transcript of speech delivered by Pastor Barry Nelson (First American Lutheran Church-Tripp and Hope Lutheran Church-Delmont) at the Memorial Day observance in Tripp, SD on May 29, 2023.  Pastor[...]

  • What Is Truth?
    April 3, 2024

    When the historical Jesus (God incarnate) was on trial before Pilate, he said “...I have come into this world, to bear witness to the truth…” And Pilate said to[...]

  • The Gospel’s Glorious “New”
    February 11, 2024

    Today, the final Sunday of Epiphany, traditionally is focused on the Transfiguration of Our Lord. It was on the Mount of Transfiguration that three of the disciples, James, John,[...]