Thoughts, reflections and opinions from the Staff of St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Staff Blog is a monthly (or more often) blog with posts shared by the staff of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Maumee, Ohio.
Every year, as soon as it would be nice enough outside to open our windows, Mom would, all of a sudden, decide that it was time for Spring cleaning. This yearly event that took a week or more was one I looked forward to. The whole house was Spring-cleaned, one room at a time. ...
Valentine’s Day is a day that can hold many expectations. But hope doesn’t always match reality, does it? Maybe when February 14th arrives, there are no flowers, candy, card or romantic meal. Instead, it’s a day like any other. Maybe you know someone who even boycotts this holiday....
Do you stress about finding just the right gift for everyone on your Christmas list? Does it make the season more a hassle than a joy?...
Each Thanksgiving, my family and I have a tradition of reading aloud the Presidential proclamation for the first annual Day of Thanksgiving....
I came across this true-life story the other day and it touched my heart as a powerful combination of “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22.39) and “whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them” (Matthew 7.12). I hope you enjoy it and find meaning in it as I did....
Want to feel better about the present and more hopeful about our future? Reminisce....
I’ve always loved Vacation Bible School (VBS). In fact, this is the second time that VBS is the subject of one of my blog posts. ...
Important ways dads can be meaningful contributors to the well-being of their rapidly growing kids....
Every year, as soon as it would be nice enough outside to open our windows, Mom would, all of a sudden, decide that it was time for Spring cleaning. This yearly event that took a week or more was one I looked forward to. The whole house was Spring-cleaned, one room at a time. ...
Keep Reading Valentine’s Day is a day that can hold many expectations. But hope doesn’t always match reality, does it? Maybe when February 14th arrives, there are no flowers, candy, card or romantic meal. Instead, it’s a day like any other. Maybe you know someone who even boycotts this holiday....
Keep Reading Do you stress about finding just the right gift for everyone on your Christmas list? Does it make the season more a hassle than a joy?...
Keep Reading Each Thanksgiving, my family and I have a tradition of reading aloud the Presidential proclamation for the first annual Day of Thanksgiving....
Keep Reading I came across this true-life story the other day and it touched my heart as a powerful combination of “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22.39) and “whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them” (Matthew 7.12). I hope you enjoy it and find meaning in it as I did....
Keep Reading I’ve always loved Vacation Bible School (VBS). In fact, this is the second time that VBS is the subject of one of my blog posts. ...
Keep Reading Important ways dads can be meaningful contributors to the well-being of their rapidly growing kids....
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