Breath of Life
We do it without even thinking about it. Somewhere between 12 and 16 times a minute, our chest contracts and then expands, and our lungs fill with air. The lungs … Continue reading Breath of Life
Sermons and Thoughts from Pastor Todd
We do it without even thinking about it. Somewhere between 12 and 16 times a minute, our chest contracts and then expands, and our lungs fill with air. The lungs … Continue reading Breath of Life
One day, this will all be over. The majority of people will have received the vaccine, and we will again be free to sit close to each other, to take … Continue reading One Day…
On this day, more than most others, we think of love. Love is an emotion, love is a feeling, love is a motivator…love is…a many splendored thing. We see love stories … Continue reading Silly Love Songs
Last Sunday afternoon, members of Trinity Lutheran Church gathered on Zoom for our first-ever online annual meeting. I love annual meetings. I really do. And while I would much prefer … Continue reading Trinity Annual Meeting Recap: We’re Moving Forward
Beds for Kids, a wonderful non-profit organization, which has been serving families in need in both Steele and Waseca counties since 2010, will officially become a ministry of Trinity Lutheran … Continue reading Beds for Kids Moves to Trinity
On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy took the podium at Rice University to speak to a crowd of 40,000 people. It was a hard time: Our nation was … Continue reading It is Time
The scriptures say: “But Mary treasured these words…and pondered them in her heart.” When I hear this familiar part of our Christmas story…an image comes to my mind. I picture … Continue reading Ponder These Things
I have a confession to make. I sometimes confuse what I want, with what I need. Anyone else? Anyone? Yeah. I suspect that I am not alone in that. Do … Continue reading Wants and Needs
Have you ever been a witness? I mean a real, live, actual legal witness? Like in a courtroom? I have. Years ago, I was on a church summer trip with … Continue reading No Filter
The new fence went in this past week around the playground at Trinity. It replaces the (quite ugly) temporary, plastic fencing that has been in place since the beginning of … Continue reading The Law of Love
In his great book on adaptive leadership, “Canoeing the Mountains,” Tod Bolsinger tells the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In August of 1805, Captain Meriwether Lewis stood at … Continue reading Way Off the Map