Alex Johnson had to think just a little bit about what he would do with $100 he received at school. His mom, Katy, had given clothes to Ms. B’s Boutique, an effort at Hayes Elementary School in Davenport to provide for kids whose families don’t have…
Ellen Weiss comes from a family of musicians. Her mother, grandparents, and generations of great-grandparents all practiced the art of music. As a young child, Ellen started to sing in her local church’s children’s choir in Sweden. The director of th…
Matthew Coomber first remembers learning about Nazi Germany at a young age, horrified that such a profound evil had such a great influence in the world. As he grew older and learned that some still adhere to Nazi ideology, he was driven by a need to…
Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. I am the oldest and have two younger brothers. I grew up singing in choirs and playing sports, particularly soccer. My mom was our church musician, so I spent much of my time gro…
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Where did you grow up? My family was a group of rolling stones, so I grew up in several different places across the American south. I like to count packing and moving as one of my life skills. Currently, my parents live in a small town in Mississippi…
Jim Blaha is a funny guy. In middle school, he ran for student council. His campaign slogan was Vote for James Blaha – He’s No Joke. Get it? Blaha, kind of like haha. He won the election, he says with a big wide smile. Jim absolutely loves music, car…
On this coming Palm Sunday, St. Paul people will wave palms in the air to mark the beginning of the eight days that tell the events of our salvation, to commemorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. It’s a beautiful tradition, deep in symbolism. The wavin…
St. Paul members will consider calling two new resident pastors at a congregational meeting on Sunday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. The candidates, who would come to serve St. Paul from August 2015-July 2017, are Amy Diller (right) and Lies…
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Ann Hochhausen deployed with the 28th Combat Support Hospital to Iraq. Her lived experiences as an OB-GYN nurse, called upon in war to be the chief nurse of a Combat Support Hospital. She will present Sunday during the learning hour, 10:45-11:30 a.m….
On Lenten Wednesday evenings, downstairs in Fellowship Hall, a crew of a half-dozen or so people scrape and wash plates during the congregational meal. On a few Saturday mornings each year, a crew combs the St. Paul neighborhood, picking up garbage,…
The sun shines through the brightly colored stained glass windows in the chapel at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque. A pipe organ rises to the ceiling, and rich brown brick creates a warm space. Every weekday at 9:30 a.m., the students, facul…
Pastor Chad McKenna asked the crowd gathered in Fellowship Hall this question: How many of you would say your lives are busy? By a show of hands, it was a room full of people who have their hands full with life – many with just one or two nights a we…