Category Archives: Reflections
Rest
Originally posted on tvprays.org I have found myself needing rest and enjoying rest in new ways. My body, mind and spirit are occasionally beyond tired—really weary. Sometimes I thankfully have moments, usually when I am in conversation with lay people … Continue reading
Horizons
Originally published on tvprays.org. “The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature. This Emerson quote has always resonated with me. My family … Continue reading
Opening Mark’s gospel in 2021
Pastor’s column for Trinity Lutheran’s February Epistle Dear Friends in Christ, Of all the things I could write about this month, I may have picked an odd one—Mark’s gospel. I could implore you all to read the many pages in … Continue reading
Trinity New Hope Annual Report
Trinity New Hope is its own separate nonprofit. However, it share ties to the congregation through board members, proximity of the homes to the church property, and office space in Trinity Lutheran Church’s building. We like to include a report … Continue reading
Pastor’s Annual Report
Today we sent our our annual report packets to our congregation, Trinity Lutheran Church, Nampa. There is a lot to read there. I will be distributing the reports daily here on my blog, encouraging members to read a report or … Continue reading
Affordable Housing in 2020
If any of my blog followers are looking for a year-end giving opportunity, here is one. Trinity New Hope affordable housing is in the middle of a statewide online financial campaign (Avenues for Hope) for various nonprofits that are addressing … Continue reading
Predecessors
A recent Living Lutheran article, titled Foremothers of Mission, was about domestic missionaries for a predecessor body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Women were finally invited to do this work when men were fighting in World War II. … Continue reading
Holidays in 2020
The evening of Wednesday, October 14, a dozen Trinity Lutheran, Nampa members gathered on the church’s lawn. We brought our own dinners, many were take-out, split into two smaller groups and brainstormed how to safely celebrate the fall/winter holidays in … Continue reading
Sacred Spaces
Originally published on tvprays.org. 1The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and those who dwell therein. 2For the Lord has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. 3Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord, and who … Continue reading
Senses Awakened
Pastor’s Column for October 2020 Epistle Dear Friends in Christ, It seems only appropriate that our Old Testament readings the end of September through October (every Sunday but Reformation Sunday) report the Israelites time in the Wilderness. They are free … Continue reading
