Palisade Lutheran Church

In God we trust
By Mark Eliason, Pastor of Palisade Lutheran Church
July 01, 2026
I am old enough to remember the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the United States. In case you need me to do the math for you, it was 1976. The celebrations of that year were enormous. It seemed that the celebration started in January and ran all the way through December. July Fourth fell on a Sunday that year, so churches had special services in honor of the 200th anniversary of the…
A short lesson on Advent and Christmas
By Pastor Mark Eliason, First Lutheran Church and Palisade Lutheran Church
December 03, 2025
At the front of almost every Lutheran church, for the four Sundays before Christmas you will see a wreath with five candles on it. Four around the outside of the wreath and a larger one in the middle of the wreath. The four candles represent the themes of Advent which are hope, peace, joy and love, and one candle is lit each Sunday representing the theme of the day. But why do we do this, and…
Christmas is really about two people — it's not about Mr. and Mrs. Claus
By Pastor Mark Eliason, Palisade Lutheran Church, Rock County
December 11, 2024
And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. Luke 1:46-49 (NRSV) Imagine, if you can, the story of a young girl, around 14 years old, engaged to a man she barely knows…

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