Meet Merrily Aljets
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Meet Merrily Aljets

Hello new friends. My name is Merrily Aljets your new Children’s Ministry Director. I can’t wait to get to know my new church family at Abiding Lutheran. To give you a little of my background, I was born in Sioux Falls and grew up on a small acreage east of Rowena, attending Valley Springs Elementary...

Thank You Abiding Savior
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Thank You Abiding Savior

Dear Abiding Savior Family, We wanted to write to all of you as I transition out of my position. First and foremost, I want to thank Jesus for allowing me to be part of this amazing church for this year.  There have been difficult times but also very joyful times. I have learned a lot...

The Other Side of the Door
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The Other Side of the Door

Slammed Shut I slammed the door in the pastor’s face. I’d had it. I didn’t want flowers, cards, or phone calls in my hospital room, and I most certainly, didn’t want a visit from the pastor. Hours away from giving birth, I wanted to be left alone. How was the church going to help me?...

How to be the church when church is cancelled?
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How to be the church when church is cancelled?

A recurring thought in both my prep and reading for last Sunday’s service centered upon this urgent question given our current status with Coronavirus in this nation and beyond: “How are we to be the church when church is cancelled?” We dug into this last Sunday, but believe a summary review might be an encouragement...

Parenting – God’s Grace on Display
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Parenting – God’s Grace on Display

Relying on God’s Grace With three children about to fly the nest, I have much experience in the trenches as a parent.  What I know for sure is that parenting is the toughest, most heart wrenching, yet most rewarding job there is. Too often as a parent I am tempted to focus on my imperfections...

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