I have four words for you which either should either strike terror in your hearts, or make you laugh. Are you ready? Ok: here they are: I went axe throwing. Yes, it’s true. For fun and sport, Lori and I went axe throwing. We were invited by some good friends to join them in an evening of hurling axes at … More Muscle Memory
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 our masks off, and to shelve the term “socially distance.” I’m not sure when yet, but it will happen. One day. One day, this will … More One Day…
This has been hard. I know this to be true. Since mid-March, we have struggled with COVID, with a deepening racial divide and with a toxic election. And so much has been taken away. Not the lease of which has been our ability to gather together for worship every Sunday morning. A couple of weeks … More It Might Be Time to Build Some New Habits
Dear friends, This is not a note I’d hoped to be writing to you. Trinity has made the difficult decision to again suspend in-person worship, effective immediately. There are three sets of data to which we have been paying close attention: The number of cases per 10,000 in Steele County The positivity rate in Steele … More Trinity Suspends In-Person Worship
Dear friends, On Sunday, Trinity’s congregational council made the decision to carefully re-start indoor worship in the sanctuary. This will begin Sunday, October 18 and will take place only during the 10:45am worship hour. We are excited for the opportunity to worship together again! Believe me when I tell you that no one has missed worshipping together more than your … More Trinity Goes Back to Face-to-Face Worship…Carefully
Dear friends, Trinity’s leadership has drafted a tentative plan to reopen our building and to prepare for when we can meet, talk and worship together again face-to-face. We are looking forward to the day when we are able to worship together again! We know that the church is built on relationships, centered on the grace … More Trinity’s Reopening Plan
Dear friends, I hope you are well and healthy! During this strange time in our life together as a community, I wanted to give you an important update on the state of Trinity Lutheran Church. We’ve been living together in this time of the pandemic now for well over a month, and as the church, … More An Important Update on the State of the Church
Test Driving Theology 