Category: The Church
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Mixed Feelings
It has been a really weird two weeks. Two weeks ago tomorrow I announced my resignation as a pastor from Lord of Life Lutheran Church to take a new call as the senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna. So the emotional whirlwind from that announcement is swirling. I have been overwhelmed and touched,…
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Departure
Dear friends, Yesterday, Trinity Lutheran Church, an ELCA congregation in Owatonna, Minnesota, voted to call me to serve as their senior pastor. I have decided to accept the call and so I will be resigning my position as pastor at Lord of Life. Trinity is a wonderful congregation, and this is a tremendous opportunity for…
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“Pastrix”
I will select very carefully who I recommend reads this book. I’ll do so for two reasons: The language Nadia uses in her book is going to cause problems for some people. She is raw, she is honest, she is herself. And she can express herself with colorful metaphors better than any other pastor I’ve…