Category Archives: Reflections

Be Our Letters

Posted on January 31, 2020 by megganmanlove

Pastor Meggan’s Annual Report to Trinity Lutheran Church, Nampa, January 2020 When we reflect back on our life together as a Christian Community, two things will always stand out in 2019: Vicar Mia Crosthwaite’s Internship and my sabbatical, which you … Continue reading →

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Old Text – Still Relevant

Posted on January 23, 2020 by megganmanlove

Pastor’s Column for February 2020 Epistle Dear Friends in Christ, I said, in my sermon January 19, that I have never before so appreciated the readings from First Corinthians during the Season after Epiphany as I have this year. I … Continue reading →

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Trinity New Hope Stories – Four

Posted on December 31, 2019 by megganmanlove

Trinity New Hope stories for 2019 Avenues for Hope Written by Trinity New Hope Property Manager Tami Romine Family 4 (also featured in 2018) Finally, the last family was a single mom with five children: One teenage boy and all others … Continue reading →

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Trinity New Hope Stories – Three

Posted on December 27, 2019 by megganmanlove

Trinity New Hope stories for 2019 Avenues for Hope Written by Trinity New Hope Property Manager Tami Romine Family 3 (also featured in 2018) This family came to us in late 2015. They were a homeless family of seven made up … Continue reading →

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Collaboration All. Year. Long.

Posted on December 20, 2019 by megganmanlove

This December, Trinity New Hope, the affordable housing nonprofit affiliated with my congregation, is participating for the third time in a row in the Home Partnership Foundation’s online fundraiser Avenues for Hope. For small younger nonprofits like ours, this is … Continue reading →

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Trinity New Hope Stories – Two

Posted on December 17, 2019 by megganmanlove

Trinity New Hope stories for 2019 Avenues for Hope Written by Trinity New Hope Property Manager Tami Romine Family 2 This new family is a small one, but a good one. Another referral from SICHA with a voucher, she is … Continue reading →

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Trinity New Hope Stories – One

Posted on December 13, 2019 by megganmanlove

Trinity New Hope Stories for 2019 Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge Written by Trinity New Hope Property Manager Tami Romine Family 1 This family is a household of seven with a mom, dad, and five little one’s all under the … Continue reading →

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Geeking out-Ecumenism and Camp

Posted on November 8, 2019 by megganmanlove

Tomorrow I begin my journey to The Great Gathering–over 500 people from the Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Methodist, Episcopal, and United Church of Canada outdoor ministry networks assembled together for four days at Lake Junaluska in the Blue … Continue reading →

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Civic Engagement

Posted on November 2, 2019 by megganmanlove

I was asked by my parishioner, Dr. Celia Wolff, to speak for about twelve minutes in her Apostle Paul course at Northwest Nazarene University. That time was followed by a few questions from her insightful and inquisitive students. Twelve minutes … Continue reading →

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Identity – the pastor

Posted on October 18, 2019 by megganmanlove

The week before I went on sabbatical, I called a friend and left a long message. I was sobbing as I wondered who I would be for fourteen weeks if I was not Pastor Meggan. Would I like myself? Would … Continue reading →

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