Pastor Carol
Carol Wendel has been pastor at Metigoshe Lutheran Church since June of 1993. She lives with her husband Gary and 15-year-old son Aaron on a small hobby farm in the foothills of the Turtle Mountains five miles north of Bottineau. Their daughter Sarah is in her second year of college at Clark-Atlanta University. Daughter Katrina lives in Vermillion, SD with husband Paul Kincs, but commutes to Grand Forks where she works with sight-impaired children.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Lent: A Time of Discovery
I have spent the largest part of today putting together Worship Extensions for people to take on the road with them when they cannot worship with us.
We have passed through the season of Epiphany which focuses on light and revelation and have moved into Lent, but I am amazed that so many of the scriptures still deal with revelation, with "the light dawning" in people's lives about who this Jesus is and what He's all about. But then, I'm not sure why I'm surprised. The "age of discovery,"
Monday, January 28, 2008
Live In The Light
We sang a new hymn on Sunday, "We Are Called." Singing a new hymn can be a bit nerve wracking for a pastor. There are usually folks who "don't like it," purely because it's new, and aren't afraid to say so! But, often it's worth the risk, because many of the new hymns are really good, have lots to say, and aren't all that difficult if given half a chance. "We Are Called" is a wonderful hymn, and from looking at the accompanying info, isn't really "new," just "new to us."
This hymn is
Friday, December 28, 2007
Life Is Forever Different
"For unto us is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord!" That is the incredible Good News of this holy season. Christ was born, is with us now, and will come again to perfect the world as it once had been.
I'm not sure what your situation is this Christmas, but you are not in it alone! You may have family and friends gathered round or you may be far from home, or missing one who is. You may have had a good year financially and there are presents everywhere,
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
What Kind of Messiah?
Wow!! Has been awhile since I posted one of these. Mondays seem so busy and I guess I never really got into the habit of adding a devotional to my routine. As we are in the Advent season, it seems that many people are preparing much more for a holiday than a holy day. I think that certainly skews the meaning, intention, joy and peace of the season. The following piece is a meditation on our bulletin insert for the 3rd Sunday of Advent. I think it is good to stop and consider the One for
Monday, November 12, 2007
Bad Things Happen to Good People
Sunday's sermon theme was "When Bad Things Happen to Good People." We've all been there, or know of folks who have. The Old Testament Lesson was from the book of Job, a classic when it comes to "bad things happening to good people." Because Job was "right with God," he and those around him, understood why his life was good and expected it to continue.
After all, don't we "get what we deserve," and doesn't God "repay us for how we live?" But Satan enters the picture and Job's fate
Pastor Carol
