My body is still recovering from Tanzania followed quickly by First Call Theological Education, so I stayed close to home this morning. I worshiped at Faith Lutheran, Caldwell, the congregation my former congregation Trinity partnered with for years on campership fundraisers, potato bars for many years and then followed by trivia nights, the last one at Trinity in February 2020. As former cluster dean, I installed first-call Pastor Lucas Shurson about a year ago. Today Pastor Lucas preached on a tough parable and I simply presided at Holy Communion. It was fun to see many familiar faces and meet new people. The congregation took a big step before calling Pastor Lucas. With housing costs rising, they refurbished their parsonage, which had been used as a food pantry and storage for many years. Faith Caldwell is also unique in that it is part of a cooperative with Treasure Valley Christian Church. The co-op meets quarterly about the shared building. Thanks for the hospitality Faith and have a blessed hanging of the greens next Sunday.