There Are Open Doors in Front of Us
Jayne Baker Jayne Baker lives an active life. She said, “When doors present themselves, I walk through them. When someone says ‘Would you like to... (fill in the blank) ... I usually say yes.” Jayne, [...]
Help Families That Have Been Reunited
Your help is urgently needed today. Although we have not done this work in the past, we were recently asked by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to provide emergency services to 300 im [...]
A Special Feeling for Veterans
Richard and Nancy Christiansen When Richard and Nancy Christiansen of Ann Arbor, Michigan built a winter condo in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2000, they were introduced to Spirit in the Desert Retreat Cent [...]
Giving is Spiritual Renewal
Ted and Marietta Johns Ted and Marietta Johns met when they were students at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, and their life has been filled with opportunities to serve through their [...]
Valuing Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Carla Skladany, Coordinator of Volunteers: Valuing Religious and Ethnic Diversity When Carla met with Richard Andersen, Executive Director of Spirit in the Desert in 2017, she told him she was interes [...]
A Wonderfully Peaceful Place
Alice Lucke The first time Alice Lucke of Richfield, Minnesota attended a Lutherhostel retreat at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, she said, “I found it to be a wonderfully peaceful pl [...]
Dedication of St. Kate’s Table
A dedication and celebration of St. Kate’s Table, the large meeting room on the lower level of the Estrem building was held Sunday afternoon, March 4, 2018. The refurbished room is named in honor of [...]
Meet Al Warnier, Maintenance & Facilities Manager
Al Warnier, Spirit in the Desert’s Facilities Manager, was asked what is the most important part of his job, and surprisingly, he didn’t initially mention buildings, grounds, or maintenance. He said, [...]
Learning that Deepens My Faith and Feeds My Soul
Lorna Breiter Lorna Breiter of Mahtomedi, Minnesota is a life time learner. She earned a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, a M.A. in library science from the University of Minnesota, and a law degr [...]
Lutherhostel Retreat
David & Carol Berg David and Carol Berg, of Minneapolis, began their time in Arizona hiking the red rocks of Sedona, then they attended a week of Lutherhostel at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Cente [...]