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I Need Your Help Word From Wiese 4 October 2023 Dear WFW reader, I need your help! In weeks ahead, we’ll be exploring the call/hope/possibility of multiplying love. In Genesis 1.28, we read how God instructed Adam and Eve to “be fruitful and multiply.” But what if that command referred to not only descendants, but love? What if God’s assumption …
Never Enough Singing Word from Wiese 27 September 2023 If you’ve ever received an email from COS Director of Worship and Music, Larry Peterson, you’ve seen this quote from Martin Luther below his signature: “As long as we live, there is never enough singing.” Even though Larry’s been with us only since May, his quote captures one of the key …
Preschool Word from Wiese 20 September 2023 In these WFWs, I try to cover a variety of topics, touching on following Jesus, life at COS, humor and more. If you have topics you think would make for helpful Wednesday letters, give me a shout. But for today, I’m so delighted to share Pastor Miriam’s update on our COS Preschool. This past year was …
Monster Word From Wiese 13 September 2023 Searching for the Loch Ness Monster. Apparently, people have been searching in northern Scotland for this elusive serpent-creature for over a thousand years. Then, when this picture was published in 1934, the search really took off! Even though in 1994 the picture was proved to be a hoax (it was revealed to actually …
4,000 Steps Word From Wiese 6 September 2023 There’s good news from the exercise world! 10,000 steps. For years, it seems that we’ve heard we need to walk 10,000 steps each day to foster good health. My wife LuAnne wears an Apple watch which features 3 rings that can close and then congratulate the watch-wearer upon moving, exercising, and standing …
Welcome Ethan Miller, New Director of Youth & Family Ministry Word from Wiese 30 August 2023 Hip, hip, hooray! Everyone, please help us welcome Ethan Miller as our new Director of Youth & Family Ministries. Ethan actually grew up just down the road, in Griffin, Georgia. He attended St. John Lutheran Church, pastored by Rev. Katie Pasch, who in her …
Sending You Thanks Word from Wiese 23 August 2023 90+ degree weather in Georgia! So let me cool you off. Let me remind you of the 60-degree weather we enjoyed in March. March was also “really cool” because of March Madness when COS participated in Hoops for Haiti. You filled out fun brackets and together raised about $4300 for God’s …
Sticks and Stones Word from Wiese 9 August 2023 “Sticks and stones may break my bones. But words can never hurt me.” How many of us have tried to use that adage of encouragement to endure some tough times? Or to instruct our children? We all probably remember how rough it can be growing up. We remember when we’ve been …
Naps Word from Wiese 2 August 2023 What’s your opinion about naps? As a young kid, I hated when my mom encouraged “rest time.” Who had time for sleeping when friends were waiting to play throughout the neighborhood? In college and graduate school, again, I felt I was too busy for naps. Perhaps bordering on obsession regarding my GPA in …
A Dazzling Bouquet Word from Wiese 26 July 2023 The lyrics. Two weeks ago, our darling Charlotte Pointek and Olivia Milburn sang a heart-touching song in worship entitled, “A Dazzling Bouquet.” First, we were enchanted with the youthful energy and joy of these two young ladies. But secondly, worshipers loved the lyrics and asked to see them in print. So …
