February 2025

Skadberg skis at state

Gunny Skadberg finished 62nd out of 112 skiers with a combined pursuit time of 33:15.2. He was one of three 9th graders to qualify as an individual in the meet. With characteristic affability he told his coaches he was very happy with his races, and in fact did better than he expected in the freestyle race.

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From a Pastor’s Heart

This week churches around the world commemorate the life of Martin Luther who died almost 500 years ago this week, on February 18th, 1546. Luther led a lively movement of protest (“protestantism”) in a time of profound abuses of power. What lessons can this brilliant-and-flawed leader of the protestant reformation teach us about living in a time of crisis? Here are six lessons from Martin Luther’s life and witness that might guide and inspire us today.

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