Word of the Week

Dear Bethel, It was the end of an incredibly busy and emotionally draining weekend. I had a Monday evening obligation to lead a board...

Dear Bethel, The definition of the word “nimble” is “quick and light in movement or action.” Nimble is synonymous with words like...

Dear Bethel, I am writing this on Easter Monday. All the events of Holy Week have concluded, and the observance of Easter Sunday is now a...

Dear Bethel,   While we often think of waiting as a test of our patience, more often waiting is an act of trust and hope. Psalm 27...

Dear Bethel, Tucked into Psalm 46 is this beautiful invitation, “Be still, and know that I am God!” Sunday morning’s first light...

Dear Bethel, Merry Christmas! This year’s experience of Bethel worship services celebrating the birth of Jesus will not soon be...

Dear Bethel, This past weekend Bethel tried something new.  With the realities of the pandemic, it was already clear many months ago that...

Dear Bethel, This past Sunday afternoon, Bethel’s Visitation Pastor Linda Helberg and Music Minister Brock Besse traveled around...

Dear Bethel, On Sunday we lit the second candle on the Advent wreath and our worship services also marked the second step in a transition...

Dear Bethel, I remember first learning the word for the Spirit in both Hebrew and Greek. In Hebrew the word is “ruah” as in the story...