Remember

I was baptized at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church in South Minneapolis on June 6, 1965. Don’t bother doing the math. There is nothing particularly remarkable about that day…it was just a day like any other.  June 6, 1965 was the 21st anniversary of the D-Day invasion in World War 2.  On that day, the top 3 songs on … More Remember

Water Always Wins

June 6, 1965, 57 years ago today, my parents brought me to the baptismal font at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church in south Minneapolis. There, they held me over the font while Pastor Gordon Bergin poured water over my head 3 times: “In the name of the Father, in the name of the Son, and in … More Water Always Wins

Get Up and Go

“Get up and go.”   If you were to ask me to quote some of the most important phrases in the Bible…these words would definitely be in my top five.   Some version of “arise and go,” “get up and go,” or just “go” is spoken by God in just about every book of the Bible.  They are … More Get Up and Go

With Just A Word

Words have power.  They just do.  Our words have the power to shape our world…to shape how we feel about someone…to shape a relationship.  We have seen this in our lives.  We have seen this in the world around us.  We have seen this in our famly…and our friends. A compliment can lift my spirits.  … More With Just A Word

The Giant Plus Sign

Growing up in south Minneapolis, when the Minneapolis Star, our afternoon newspaper would come, I’d always grab it and go straight to the comic pages.  I’m sure many of you remember the comic strip called: “Dennis the Menace.”  I always loved that one.  I don’t know…I guess I just kind of related to him in … More The Giant Plus Sign

So what will we do when Westboro Baptist comes to protest at Trinity?

“Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,     your judgments are like the great deep;     you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.  How precious is your steadfast love, O God!     All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.  They feast on the abundance of your house,     and you give them drink from the … More So what will we do when Westboro Baptist comes to protest at Trinity?

Flipping Hearts

In the evening, when Lori and I sit on the couch and we flip on the TV, I’ll surf up or down the channel lineup.  It drives Lori a bit nuts, but as often as not, when channel-surfing, I’ll stop when I run across one of those house-flipping shows.  You know the ones, where they … More Flipping Hearts