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Thrivent provides grant for Days for Girls ministry
04.29.20 | Articles | by Story County Sun
Thrivent FInancial provided an Action Team grant of $250 to member Ingrid Place to help the Bethesda Lutheran Church's new ministry team, Days for Girls, purchase supplies. The new ministry team was created to bring the women of Bethesda...

The Joy of Christ
11.14.19 | Articles | by Pastor Ryan Arnold
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel...

Humbly Receive His Grace
08.15.19 | Articles | by Bryan Simmons
Wellspring - Fall issue 2019 Lead article
Goodbyes
04.19.19 | by Ryan Arnold
A Good Friday funeral homily. We gather to reflect on the life of Jesus. To some he is Son, to others Brother, to many Friend. He is known by so many names, including Emmanuel, Teacher, Lamb of God, King of the Jews, Light of...
Listening Well
01.10.19 | Articles | by Pastor Ryan Arnold
Listening Well January 10, 2019word God is still speaking. The United Church of Christ, or UCC, used God is still speaking as a marketing slogan in the early 2000s. Their campaign logo prominently features a big comma...
Wisdom's Feast
12.05.18 | Articles | by Ryan Arnold
Wisdom’s Feast December 6, 2018word In 1987 the Danish movie Babette’s Feast was released in Europe. Stateside it won the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film that year, and has a 96% approval rating...
"Christ is the Warmth in Our Hearts"
11.15.18 | by Pastor Ryan Arnold
When he was at the table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within...
Worship as one: Iowa congregations bridge racial and ecumenical divides
10.30.18 | Articles | by Karris Golden (Living Lutheran magazine)
"Group Inspired at National Youth Gathering"
07.01.18 | Articles | by Nikki Schuchart (Ames Living Magazine)
Bethesda Lutheran inspires "Gather, Grow, Go"