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THE ROAD LESS TAKEN

December 23, 2018 • Liz Colver

Liz Colver is a Deaconess in the ELCA. She and her family are part of at Salt House community. As a Deaconess, Liz's call to be a teacher and agitator in the church brings fresh life to this story and song of Mary -- and it is truly good news!

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GOD WITH US - EVEN HERE

December 24, 2018 • Sara Wolbrecht

Christmas Eve at Salt House 2018. Pastor Sara delivers a message of hope and encouragement during these darkest days of the year. God is with us - even here!

BARREN PLACES

December 16, 2018 • Sara Wolbrecht

Our Advent series, DETOUR: When Life Gets in the Way, leads us into the detours both Elizabeth and Mary faced in the months leading up to Jesus' birth (Luke 1). Like these two women, what can we hope for and anticipate in our own detour times?

ANNEMARIE'S STORY

December 9, 2018 • Annemarie Russell

It is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Today we hear from Annemarie Russell as she shares her and her family's story -- their detour -- of becoming Matthew's adoptive family. Just as Joseph and Mary had to recognize the alternate route their lives would take with the birth of Jesus, we are invited to consider how our families reshape our paths, and even our very concept of family.