Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom you belong. Amen. A friend of mine up in the Twin Cities once told me about his attempt to join a local pickleball league. (Anybody here ever play Pickleball?). He had seen the game, thought it … More Rooted in Love
This past weekend, we celebrated the Reformation. Reformation Day, which is actually today, October 31st, gives us the chance to pause, and reflect not only on our heritage, but to think forward, and to wonder about how God continues to work in the world and in our lives today. In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his … More All Things Made New
We often associate Christmas, with dreams. We hear the old song, “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…just like the ones we used to know,” or “I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams. I don’t know why… maybe it’s because Christmas is an event we so look forward to…because as children, we would … More Christmas Dreams
I am one of those people who strongly resists playing Christmas music until after Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong…I love Christmas music. But I can only handle one holiday at a time, and when Christmas creeps earlier and earlier, it kind of dilutes the depth and meaning of the Advent season for me. But beginning … More A “Christian Christmas?”
At their confirmation retreat a couple of weeks ago, our 10th graders had the opportunity to ask faith questions about things they were still wondering about. We discussed as many as we could, but I said that I would try and answer the questions that remained on my blog over the next few weeks. Here … More 10th Grade Faith Questions Part III
The Daily Text for this morning came from 2 Corinthians 5:21. It reads: “For our sake, God made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Growing up, there were people I wanted to be “like.” I wanted to be like the police officers that … More Reflection
Count Nicholas Von Zinzendorf was a German religious and social reformer, and was the bishop of the Moravian church. But this was not always the case. When he was young, he rebelled against the faith of his parents; the faith in which he’d been raised. He rejected the love and grace of God and lived … More What Jesus Did; How Jesus Loved
Test Driving Theology 