Author Archives: megganmanlove

1st Anniversary of Trinity New Hope Affordable Housing

Posted on April 30, 2016 by megganmanlove

April 30 is the one year anniversary of Trinity New Hope.  Here are ten things I’ve learned through our affordable housing adventure: Affordable Housing has more acronyms than the church, which I never anticipated.  Some essentials for us are IHFA … Continue reading →

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The Church with the Ashes

Posted on April 8, 2016 by megganmanlove

This Sunday, Trinity’s Worship and Music Team and Altar Guild will sit together and imagine what our worship space will look like this spring and summer.  We will also review the Season of Lent and Holy Week.  So I have … Continue reading →

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Invocation

Posted on March 23, 2016 by megganmanlove

I had the honor of delivering the invocation at the Canyon County Democratic Caucus Tuesday evening at Sage Valley Middle School.  It was wonderful to see so many people participating in the political process.  Several people have asked me to … Continue reading →

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“Race” and the 1936 Olympics

Posted on March 18, 2016 by megganmanlove

A few weeks ago I went to see the film Race about Jesse Owens.  I went on a Thursday because it was the last night it was showing in an Edwards Theater in Nampa and I wanted to see it … Continue reading →

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From the Assembly-Midweek Lent

Posted on February 26, 2016 by megganmanlove

This Lent at Trinity Lutheran we are reflecting on the promises made in the Affirmation of Baptism (sometimes known as Confirmation) ELW p. 236. On Wednesday, Feb. 24 we focused on this specific promise: “To hear the word of God … Continue reading →

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“Suffragette” and Women Pastors

Posted on February 19, 2016 by megganmanlove

“Oh!  A woman pastor.”  Uh oh, I thought to myself.  Our church office administrator had just connected me to a woman on the phone who was inquiring about Trinity Lutheran Church.  It turns out this caller was delighted to be … Continue reading →

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Changes in Nampa’s Food Culture

Posted on September 14, 2015 by megganmanlove

When the first Trinity Lutheran Church members were trained as Master Food Preservers by the Univ of Idaho Extension, they told me that low-income families, the target audience for our After the Harvest grant from ELCA World Hunger, were probably … Continue reading →

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Recipe Book Finished!

Posted on July 28, 2015 by megganmanlove

Collecting and rating recipes, becoming discouraged and encouraged, writing introductions, finding images, receiving nudges from parishioners, formatting, and finally choosing a print shop, that’s the short version of the journey we have taken to reach the production of our recipe … Continue reading →

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Bringing Detroit Home

Posted on July 27, 2015 by megganmanlove

Sunday, July 26 we brought our story of the Gathering in Detroit home to the family of Trinity Lutheran Church.  We hope this was the first of many times we share our experience with friends, family, and congregation members.

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Our reflections about the Gathering

Posted on July 20, 2015 by megganmanlove

  The Gathering ended Sunday morning with worship. ELCA Bishop Elizabeth Eaton preached and presided over Holy Communion. We learned that the 2018 Gathering will be in Houston, TX. Not surprisingly, almost every seat on our flight from Detroit to … Continue reading →

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