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By tbuegler Posted on June 13, 2022

Two Kinds of Waiting

There are two kinds of waiting: There is the kind of waiting where we are anticipating something happening We wait to board a plane We wait in traffic We wait … Continue reading Two Kinds of Waiting

Categories: Devotional, Psalms, sabbaticalTags: Andy root, be, being, feature, freedom, impatience, patience, relationshiops, wait
By tbuegler Posted on June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

Worship at Zumbro Lutheran, Rochester Minnesota

This morning, Lori and I drover over to Rochester to worship with the community at Zumbro Lutheran Church. It was a wonderful experience. We encountered warm, hospitable people who were … Continue reading Worship at Zumbro Lutheran, Rochester Minnesota

Categories: Devotional, jeremiah, sabbaticalTags: discern, feature, hopes, imagination, intent, jeremiah, plans, Pray, rob zahn, zumbro lutheran
By tbuegler Posted on June 11, 2022

Everything Will Be Okay

On one of Lori’s and my hikes last year to see waterfalls on the north shore, we came across this message, scrawled on the railing of a bridge that crossed … Continue reading Everything Will Be Okay

Categories: Devotional, Psalms, sabbaticalTags: feature, love, ok, peace, rest, trust
By tbuegler Posted on June 8, 2022

Soaking in Sunshine

A big chunk of the day today was spent outside, doing a home repair project. I’ll be honest: I don’t love doing home repair projects. And I really hadn’t been … Continue reading Soaking in Sunshine

Categories: Devotional, jeremiah, sabbaticalTags: beauty, concrete, create, creation, dirt, feature, glory, nurture, Power, project, sun, sunglasses, Work
By tbuegler Posted on June 6, 2022

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 … Continue reading Water Always Wins

Categories: Devotional, Galatians, sabbaticalTags: anniversary, baptism, carpet, cut, diamond lake lutheran church, feature, gifts, Holy Spirit, lake superior, shape, water, waterfalls
By tbuegler Posted on June 4, 2022

Renew

Sabbatical Day 13 Do you not know?    Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,    the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary,    and his understanding no one can fathom. … Continue reading Renew

Categories: Isaiah, sabbaticalTags: creator, eagles, feature, Lord, renew, soar, strength, tired, weary
By tbuegler Posted on June 3, 2022

The Currents are Strong

Sabbatical Day 12 This morning, Lori and I went on a hike to see some more of the area waterfalls. Then, this afternoon, we grabbed books and a couple of … Continue reading The Currents are Strong

Categories: Hebrews, sabbaticalTags: current, division, Fear, feature, Hebrews, hike, Hope, lake superior, Lori, pain, rocks, waves
By tbuegler Posted on June 2, 2022

Beauty Surrounds Us

Sabbatical Day 11 Lori and I are spending the week on Minnesota’s North Shore, about 25 minutes up Highway 61 from Two Harbors. It’s been a good week. We’ve had … Continue reading Beauty Surrounds Us

Categories: Matthew, sabbaticalTags: baptism river, beauty, caribou river, cascades, feature, journey, north shore, sabbatical, temperance river
By tbuegler Posted on May 31, 2022

Freedom to Launch

I returned home on Saturday from a quick trip to Tacoma to see our oldest son, Nathan, and to help him to move out of his dorm.   On Saturday morning,  … Continue reading Freedom to Launch

Categories: Devotional, sabbaticalTags: feature, freedom, love, responsibility, sabbatical, seattle nathan, sky ranch
By tbuegler Posted on May 25, 2022

Reclaiming Lament

Sabbatical – Day 3 “A lament or lamentation is a passionate expression of grief, often in music, poetry, or song form. The grief is most often born of regret, or mourning. Laments can also be expressed in a verbal manner in … Continue reading Reclaiming Lament

Categories: Psalms, sabbaticalTags: feature, grief, lament, motivation, mourning, school shooting, shiva, uvalde
By tbuegler Posted on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

How Long?

Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?    How long will you hide your face from me?  How long must I bear pain in my soul    and have sorrow in my … Continue reading How Long?

Categories: Psalms, The ChurchTags: Faith, feature, grief, pain, psalm 13, shooting, texas, uvalde
By tbuegler Posted on May 23, 2022

A Time for Everything

Sabbatical Day 1 For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die; a time to … Continue reading A Time for Everything

Categories: Ecclesiastes, sabbaticalTags: chronos, different, feature, gratitude, kairos, sabbatical, time

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