Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! I hear those words and they stir memories. I remember hearing the pastor say those words when I was a child at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church. And it draws me back to memories of getting up really early for that sunrise service, the Easter lilies, and of the … More Remember…
Earlier this week, I wrote in my blog about the first time I was called in to a hospital room where the patient, an elderly gentleman, was dying and his family was, understandably, in crisis. I was doing my student chaplaincy at Unity Medical Center in Fridley, and while the man lying unconscious in the … More When the Spirit Breaks our Hearts
Imagine trying to convince someone that you’re alive. I’m not talking about trying to look alert to your pastor after you’ve fallen asleep during a sermon. (We see everything up here, by the way…) No, I’m talking about the challenge of actually having to prove that you’re not physically dead. This was the predicament a … More Always the Skeptic
There is a whole series of psychological exams that students at our seminaries have to undertake. These exams dig deep into our family history, our personality characteristics and our sense of call to become a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. When I went through this process, I had to go to a … More Right Here, Right Now
“In the Footsteps” Mark 1:14-20 Rev. Todd Buegler Trinity Lutheran Church January 24-25, 2015 Grace and peace to you, from God our Creator and from Jesus Christ, who leads. Amen. I have a confession to make: I am not a fisherman. I’m not. I never really have been. I’m sorry. Some of you might be … More In the Footsteps
Test Driving Theology 