Articles & Presentations

Tommi Kinnunen | The Voice of Zion August 2026 - Round the Table article -- From the youngest children in Sunday school to elders in quieter stations of life, all of us are called to serve one another using the gifts God has given us. Service involves showing care and reflecting God’s love, particularly in our interactions with others. Every gathering is an opportunity to make others feel welcome, especially newcomers, and to remind one another that each of us is valued and

The Voice of Zion April 2026 - Round the Table -- Youth from the Cokato, Minn., congregation contributed these reflections and questions. In the life of a believer, the word calling or vocation can sometimes sound large or distant, as if it refers only to life’s biggest decisions – career, family, or positions of responsibility. Yet the Christian understanding of calling is both simpler and deeper. Before anything else, God calls us to be His own: to believe the gospel, to

Tommi Kinnunen | The Voice of Zion October 2025 - Round the Table Article -- Struggling with mental health – such as depression – can...

Eric Jurmu | The Voice of Zion September 2025 - Round the Table Article -- An entrepreneur organizes and runs a business, taking on...

Aleksi Päkkilä | The Voice of Zion June/July 2025 - Round the Table Article -- Aleksi Päkkilä serves as a parish pastor in the Nivala...

Laurel Hill interviewing her dad, Peter | The Voice of Zion June/July 2025 - Round the Table Article -- Laurel: Is there a difference...

Ken Byman | The Voice of Zion May 2025 - Round the Table Article -- Contentment can be difficult to find, and it seems we spend our lives...

Rick Nevala | The Voice of Zion April 2025 - Round the Table Article -- I sometimes see a fellow traveler of the way sitting alone at...

Alexandra Glynn | The Voice of Zion February 2024 - Round the Table Article -- The word “Beatitudes” comes from a Latin root meaning...