Questions for conversation: In what ways is your immediate neighborhood diverse? What holds together neighbors and community when there are so many differences? There is a polarity between conserving the heritage and hard work of the past and celebrating the diversity and new...
During the midst of this pandemic, I was introduced to a song by Suzzy Roche and her daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche entitled, “I Can Still Hear You”. (To listen to the song, click here). I don’t know what haunts me most, the beautiful harmony of mother and daughter, or...
Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I was a guest at a friends home whom I knew because of our shared involvement in the church. As with most households, the kitchen area seemed to be the hub of the activity and, because it was a household of teenagers, the refrigerator was the center point...
A funny t-shirt reads, “Don’t believe everything you think.” It’s in response to the glut of falsehoods and conspiracies littering media. But on another level, it also calls each of us to a measure of humility. I am quite happy in my opinions and worldview, have found...
As we journey through the Epiphany season, Christ continues to reveal to us the mission and ministry we are being called into. As we enter into this text (Luke 4:14-30) we encounter Jesus delivering a sermon at his hometown synagogue in Nazareth. At first, the people who are gathered are...
Like many Lutherans, I was baptized as an infant and have no memory of the day that I was washed with the water and the word and baptized in the name of “the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” As a pastor, I have said these words at the baptism of infants as young as a few...
We look forward to engaging discussion among the community in the coming weeks as we consider what it means to "Prepare." There will be weekly questions to get your ideas rolling, and a place for you to comment below. Thank you for stopping by... there will be new questions added in the coming...