Recently, I have been getting a slew of emails from members and friends of Roseville Lutheran Church asking me if it is truly I who have sent them a request to go out and buy $700 of gift cards to help the poor, the needy, the sick or the destitute. One of these requests was sent to some members...
You know when you come upon something that resonates with where you're at, right at the moment? This is one of those things for me! So today, I'm sharing this devotion I saw from writer Parker Palmer. – Pastor Lauren. Great poems seem to have been written for whatever moment we...
I have a friend who is always late for everything. Every… Thing... In college she was late for study sessions, “I’m sorry, I lost track of time!” She came two days late to our college reunion, “I didn’t know it started on Thursday evening!” She...
As I am writing this devotion, I am secluded away at my brother’s cabin for a short respite of solitude. For those of you who don’t know me, I am by nature, an introvert. Subsequently, the past months of continued contact with my dearly beloved family, (Yes, they are loved!) has made...
Four hundred and one seconds ago, I bowed my head in prayer. Seeking wisdom. Seeking hope. Seeking words to come forth from a tired mind and weary soul. Seeking the breath of the Holy Spirit to come. Four hundred and one minutes ago I chatted with my daughter as she made her way to a protest...
There is a beautiful story of creation found in Genesis 2:5-7 At the time God made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground—God hadn’t yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground (the whole Earth was watered by underground...
How many times have you ever uttered the word “never”? I would suspect that you have done it a multitude of times in a multitude of circumstances. Never... I have a friend, who, when pagers (remember those!) said, “I will NEVER have a pager!” I suspect that that same...
And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” – Romans 10:15 Beautiful feet (Romans 10:15) Lauren J. Wrightsman 32,457 steps – Beautiful feet She walks in, mask...
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. – Jeremiah 29:11 (NRSV) Uncertain Plans If you had asked me a month ago what my plans were for this summer, I would have rattled off a list of events...
“Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth, good will to all, I bring you good news of great joy to everyone.” With these words, the angels declared the first Christmas blessing – a blessing that was first heard by the shepherds tending their sheep that night...