Pastor Sandy’s Blog

by Pastor Sandy Rothschiller I feel as though I have entered the “new” post covid normal. Yet as I write this the covid numbers in Minnesota continue to reach new highs. However, there is no [...]

by Sandy Rothschiller I had been in a bit of a Holy Spirit dry spell. I was struggling with my connection to God. I did a lot of reading and praying but to sit still with God and experience the [...]

by Pastor Sandy Rothschiller I recently read an interesting article written by Rick Lawrence who is the executive director of Vibrant Faith. In the article he wrote of his experience asking young [...]

Have you ever thought of life as Unpredictable? Since March of 2020 many of us have experienced “unpredictable” in a whole new way! “Normal” seems to be ancient history. Since the pandemic [...]

by Sandy Rothschiller Summer Solstice, Winter Solstice and Christmas. Have you ever wondered how it came to be that we celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25? It just may be connected to the [...]

By Pastor Sandy Rothschiller When I see someone with tears rolling down their face, I often jump to the conclusion that they are sad. Sometimes I am right. Sometimes I am wrong. Tears are an [...]

As a kid I spent most of my elementary school years in Massachusetts and Connecticut. One of my favorite things to do was to play outside. My friends and I would love to explore. We collected [...]

It is that time of year again when we “spring ahead” with our clocks! The time change in the spring is always difficult for me. I enjoy my sleep and somehow when we move our clocks [...]

By Pastor Sandy Rothschiller This week we will continue the ancient ritual of placing ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday. As I kid, I never went to Ash Wednesday services. I thought Ash [...]

When I was growing up my family took a vacation every summer to Cincinnati to visit relatives.  There were many things I loved about our time with family. There were several annual adventures [...]