Posts by Allen Nohre (Page 2)
Margin for Mission
Bob Ulland and his wife, Myrna, moved to Arizona from Duluth, Minnesota in 2013 and became aware of Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center through their connection with Living Water Lutheran Church in Scottsdale. Ken Bash, a member of Living Water and former board member and long-time supporter of Spirit in the Desert, talked to Bob about becoming a member of Spirit in the Desert’s board of directors. Bob said, “Ken can be persuasive, and I was elected to the…
A Place Where the Spirit Dances
Paula Sturgeon was a young girl when she and her parents drove north from their home in Scottsdale, Arizona to eat at the International Restaurant in Carefree. She remembers the exotic middle eastern food served in what is now the Estrem building of Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center. At the time, she had no way of knowing the restaurant was going to become a major church-sponsored retreat center, and, years later, she would be a strong supporter and board…
Boundless Compassion Retreat
I spent four inspiring days at Spirit in the Desert learning about compassion. What I learned helped me understand that my family was also inspiring me by living compassion for Allie and each other.
This is a Holy Place
The Rev. Deborah Hutterer has been a member of Board of Directors of Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center since 2013. In June 2018, voting members of the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America elected Deborah to be their bishop. She will leave her position as Chief Development Officer for Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest and serve a six-year term as bishop, while continuing as a board member of Spirit in the Desert. Deborah’s connection…
Living the Third Chapter
Dear friends, it is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Bob’s passing on June 27, 2019. Please keep his wife, Marilyn, and their family in your prayers. Our “Spirit Family” is forever in debt the the wisdom and financial acumen Bob brought to the Board of Directors and this ministry. We are strong in the legacy he leaves, and grateful to have known him and worked with him. Rest in peace our good friend. Robert Duea…
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