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Winter in the Upper Snake River Valley Cluster
I just returned from a full weekend in the farthest east cluster of our synod, though I did not make it into Wyoming on this trip. Not wanting to risk driving in the snow after dusk, I drove over Friday … Continue reading
Synod End of Year Appeal
“7Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. 8He said to them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it. 9When the steward tasted the water … Continue reading
Remembering Dad
Last Sunday would have been my parents’ 52nd wedding anniversary and today is the third anniversary of my dad’s death. I’m so grateful to my former congregation for the way they cared for me in December 2020 and I’m thankful … Continue reading
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Staff & Community
Back in the spring I applied to the Idaho Nonprofit Center’s leadership cohort. I was accepted after the bishop’s election but even with the job change, they let me in. We began with a retreat at the YMCA camp near … Continue reading
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Our Savior Lutheran, Pinehurst
I cannot remember when I first heard about Our Savior Lutheran Church in Pinehurst, Idaho. I knew Pastor Seth Rummage had a good year there with his family before taking a call to Billings. I knew it was retired Pastor … Continue reading
Dec. 3, 2023 at Our Savior
Sermon preached for Advent 1 at Our Savior, Pinehurst, Idaho Mark 13:24-37 24“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened,and the moon will not give its light,25and the stars will be falling from heaven,and the powers … Continue reading
Campus Ministry Installation – Nov. 26
Installation of Emily Kuenker as Pastor of Greater Spokane Campus and Young Adult Ministry St. Mark’s Lutheran, Spokane, WA Ezekiel 37:1-14, Galatians 3:23-29 With gratitude to Mpls Synod Bishop Ann Svennengson for her sermon at fall 2023 Conference of Bishops, … Continue reading
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Reign of Christ Sermon, Zion, Nov. 26, 2023
Zion, Spokane Valley – Nov. 26, 2023, Matt. 25:31-46, Zion Lutheran’s 75th Anniversary It’s the end of the church year, Reign of Christ Sunday. At the beginning of Matthew’s gospel, we heard the lineage of Jesus—linking Jesus to King David, the … Continue reading
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Zion Lutheran, Millwood’s 75th Anniversary
Good to be with the people of Zion Lutheran, Millwood for the 75th Anniversary today. This is one of our congregations in Spokane Valley, west of Spokane. They had a guest organist whose prelude was a setting of Gabriel’s Oboe … Continue reading
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Women’s Ordination-ELCA and UKD
Nov. 22 is the day we celebrate the anniversary of Lutheran women’s ordination. The ELCA created a celebratory post and many people have shared it on social media. It feels like a good time to finally put into words my … Continue reading
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A Place at the Table 