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Greetings to you all. As we have come through this season of Advent and approach Christmas day, I am blessed to be reminded of the ...

Why Christmas? By Pastor Mike Lotzer Christmas is fascinating in our culture. It feels sacred for many of our non-church-going friends and neighbors. Yet, for them, it ...

We did it.  We actually left East Asia after 23 years of service there.   The last month was an emotional  whirlwind of packing up ...

By Pastor Tom Bennett & Mike Lotzer Followers of Jesus often become obsessed with temporary things.  When this happens, it is as if we have ...

By Mike Lotzer Without courageous actions, our faith is incomplete; some might even call it dead. James was the half-brother of Jesus. He served as ...

By Pastor Mike Lotzer Growing up in a suburb of Minneapolis, I was proud to tell my friends that my dad was a Police Officer. ...

By Brett McCracken, May 15, 2020 For church leaders and elder boards everywhere, the last few months have presented a near-constant array of complex challenges ...

By Andrea Kingsriter (Ryan, Andrea, and their three children attend Mercy Road Church but have been on an adventure living and working in an RV ...

By Pastor Mike Lotzer Family of Origin As followers of Christ, we believe that we have all been born into a dysfunctional family. I’m not ...

By Pastor Mike Lotzer, April 12, 2020 We are all longing for a swift return to "normal." We miss the normal routines and freedoms enjoyed before the ...