Posts from 2021

December 9, 2021This Advent through Epiphany, we’re embarking on a series called Close to Home. When something “hits close to home,” it means we feel it in a different way, near the core of who we are. When we are close to home – like a return at the end of a road trip – we find comfort and a new anticipation for something we have experienced…

December 2, 2021 This Advent through Epiphany, we’re embarking on a series called Close to Home. When something “hits close to home,” it means we feel it in a different way, near the core of who we are. When we are close to home – like a return at the end of a road trip – we find comfort and a new anticipation for something we have…

November 11, 2021 On All Saints Day, we remember the people of faith who, by their lives, have shown us the gospel and what it means to live a life worthy of the calling of Christ.  At the same time, I want each of you to remember that you, also, are a saint.Our Lutheran understanding of sainthood includes each and all of us, and so you, by your life, are showing…

November 4, 2021 In this season where so much is changing and an entire way of being in the world has passed us by, the truth can be unpleasant to wrestle with and recognize. However, as Christians we do not shy away from the truth. In fact, as Jesus reminds us, the truth will set us free. Indeed, the truth of God’s love revealed in Christ has already set us free. Know…

October 28, 2021 What’s a Lutheran? I am curious how you answer that question. What do you tell someone when they ask you?  One of my final seminary assignments was to write out 500 words in response to this question. What is at the core of what it means to be a Lutheran Christian? What is essential to mention if you only had a few minutes to share? Take a…

October 21, 2021As we come to the end of another period of COVID-induced exile, we’re considering what we have learned from God about the kind of community and culture we are called to create and participate in as people of faith. We have an opportunity, as we reconnect with God, one another,…

October 14, 2021 As we come to the end of another period of COVID-induced exile, we’re considering what we have learned from God about the kind of community and culture we are called to create and participate in as…

October 7, 2021 As we come to the end of another period of COVID-induced exile, we’re considering what we have learned from God about the kind of community and culture we are called to create and participate in as people of faith. We have an opportunity, as we reconnect with God, one another,…

September 30, 2021 As we come to the end of another period of COVID-induced exile, we’re considering what we have learned from God about the kind of community and culture we are called to create and participate in as people of faith. We have an opportunity, as we reconnect with God, one…

September 23, 2021 As we come to the end of another period of COVID-induced exile, we’re considering what we have learned from God about the kind of community and culture we are called to create and participate in as people of faith. We have an opportunity, as we reconnect with God, one…