The blessings of gathering with others for daily prayer It is still dark outside when I make my way down the block, keenly aware of
While growing up in Mountain Lake, Minn., Marlene Harder Bogard, minister of Christian formation for Western District Conference (WDC), had everything a young person needed to form a strong Christian identity—a strong home, a strong church and strong role models. Except there was one catch: She had not yet owned the faith for herself …