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Hello, Salem! It will be my privilege to walk with you for a time in worship and supply work on April 27 and May 4.
Since we’re going to be walking together, it would be good for you to know a little bit about me.
My name is Pastor Merle Brockhoff. (I go by Pastor Merle; as shorthand I am sometimes just called “PM.”)
I’ve been a Lutheran pastor for 40 years, serving…
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Holy Week starts with Palm Sunday, then progresses to Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. But have you heard of “Spy Wednesday”?
When preparing services for Holy Week, I came across information on this little-known day. According to Augsburg Fortress, Wednesday in Holy Week “was formerly called ‘Spy Wednesday,’ an allusion to the gospel accounts in which Judas is identified…
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I have been volunteering with the Home-Delivered Meals ministry, formerly known as Meals on Wheels, through Salem for several months now. Honestly, at first I was hesitant because I wasn’t familiar with how it worked and worried about the time commitment. But serving others and making a positive impact on our community is something that matters deeply to me, so I reached out, asked about the ministry…
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Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he.
He climbed up in a sycamore tree, for the Lord he wanted to see.
And as the Savior passed that way, He looked up in that tree, and He said:
“Zacchaeus, you come down! For I’m coming to your house today!”
This song is how I learned about Zacchaeus as a child. It certainly…