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

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

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

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

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. When other...

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

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

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...

By Julie Christensen To say my job as an educator has changed is quite the understatement. Changed not just in proximity to my students but...

By Erica Lotzer About five years ago, our family was going through a really difficult season. Amidst the tears, frustrations, sadness and...

By Pastor Mike Lotzer, April 11 2020 Fitting interconnected little scraps of wood together to make my zoom meetings more visually pleasing...

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