Lifestyle

Today I am writing from the second highest location in Cottonwood County. I am at Shalom Hill Farm, about 17 miles north west of Windom, overlooking miles of Minnesota prairie. One of the common elements of nature residing here is the wind. There’s something about a prairie wind. I feel it often at Bergen and St. Lucas churches when I’m there.

When people hear the word dementia, they immediately think of Alzheimer’s Disease – and rightly so, as Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia. However, as we have been discussing, Alzheimer’s Disease is not the only fish in the sea! Today, we are going to learn a little about Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).

I was reading the psalm for this next Sunday (the 2nd Sunday in Lent) and the plea to God, “Do not cast me off” is what caught my attention. I checked dictionary.com for the definition of “cast” and I found this: verb -1. cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface. 2. register (a vote). noun - 1. an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mold. 2. an act of throwing something forcefully.

Being saved can mean different things to different people. Some may feel saved if they don’t have to do something they don’t like to do—like “I was saved from taking the test being the blizzard kept us home.” While others might feel saved if they are able to do things they don’t want to do—like “I didn’t want to go but it turned out that lecture saved me from failing the test.” But being saved as in saved to gain eternal salvation is a whole different kind of being saved.