Monthly Archives: March 2017

Have you heard people speculate that the Church is dying?  People wonder how to revive it– do we need newer language? more contemporary music?  To target younger families? Or, do we need to re-discover the Church’s purpose and do more … Continue reading →

The most dramatic service of the Christian Church is the Easter Vigil. Held on Holy Saturday Night, it begins out doors with the lighting of a fire from which the large paschal candle is lit. The person carrying the candle … Continue reading →

This weekend I watched a few of the NCAA tournament games and was impressed by the players’ humility and willingness to share the glory with coaches and team mates. This is what Paul exhorts us to be in our daily … Continue reading →

It was just about a week ago that we traveled north. (I know, this is not the time of year to go north!) But you see we felt a strong call, we felt compelled to make this trip. And why, … Continue reading →

The first part of the third chapter of John records a conversation that Jesus has with Nicodemus.  Parts of it are familiar to most people, since it contains the most quoted New Testament scripture of all, John 3:16, and the … Continue reading →

Friday morning I was playing a contemporary Christian music playlist on my phone (thanks Amazon music!) as I got up and got ready for work. A 2016 Casting Crowns song, “Oh my soul” started and I had to stop shaving … Continue reading →

Today’s post is written by guest blogger, Jadivan.  Jadivan is an MA student at Luther Seminary with a focus in Congregational and Community Care.  He is currently a mental health counselor, working mostly with refugees from the middle east.     … Continue reading →

Someone told me every person has a “catastrophic secret,” that is, a secret hidden deep inside. The person believes that if it were revealed, all of life would crumble. I don’t know if that’s true, but I remember the shocked … Continue reading →

When I was growing up, our family would take camping trips to various parts of the country. One year we loaded the car and left our Brooklyn Center Minnesota home for the Black Hills of western South Dakota. The drive … Continue reading →

Frederick Buechner is one of my newest heroes. He is an author and an ordained Presbyterian minister. Being an avid reader, I see Christ in his artistic words, in how he gets life. I have choked back sobs at some … Continue reading →