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
At our sophomore day away about a month ago, we spent time talking about our faith questions. We had great questions from our 10th graders! But we couldn’t get to them all. I promised the group that I’d answer their questions here on my blog. This is the final in a four-part series to try … More 10th Grade Faith Questions Part IV
I just have to pause and reflect on this past weekend at Trinity. It was crazy-fun. There was so much stuff happening here that it was hard to keep straight what was going on and when. Let me just share with you the brief rundown: On Thursday, the setup in Fellowship Hall began for the … More A Weekend in Fellowship Hall
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
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 II
This past Sunday, our 10th graders did a mini-retreat as they prepared for their Affirmation of Baptism (confirmation) that will take place on October 28th. In one of our activities, we spent time talking together about the faith questions that have emerged for them as they have learned and grown over the past three years. … More 10th Grade Faith Questions Part I
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
Trinity’s Outreach Ministry Team was getting kind of bored. The work they were doing was important, and they felt good about it. They are tasked with managing the distribution of funds from our benevolence/outreach budget, maintaining critical relationships with our partners and distributing funds. These partners do amazing and important ministry. Organizations like the Steele … More “That One Time a Bunch of 8th Graders Started a Ministry”
Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, and from Jesus, the Son of God, who is the light of the world! Amen. Let me be the first today to say “congratulations” to all of you on this chance to affirm your baptismal vows. For most of you, baptism happened somewhere around 15, or … More If You Could See What God Sees: A Sermon for Confirmation
One of my responsibilities this morning was to sign all of the certificates for Trinity’s 10th graders. On Sunday afternoon, 44 of them will affirm the promises made on their behalf, in the waters of baptism. God made promises to each of these amazing young people as well: The promise of eternal life The promise of … More Signatures and Prayers
Test Driving Theology 