Category Archives: Reflections

What Good Ecumenism Requires in Nampa

Posted on May 14, 2018 by megganmanlove

I had a fascinating week of ecumenism in Nampa, beginning May 3 with the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast and ending with the last (we take a summer break) monthly Nampa Ministerial Meeting at St. Alphonsos Hospital May 8. Here is … Continue reading →

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Lent 3 – Word of Hope

Posted on March 8, 2018 by megganmanlove

Last night at our midweek Lent service I read Isaiah 55:1-13, another of the required readings for the Easter Vigil Service. (Here are verses 10-13, “10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not … Continue reading →

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Exodus – Lent 2

Posted on March 1, 2018 by megganmanlove

Last night we continued our journey to the Easter Vigil by hearing the story of God delivering the Israelites from Pharaoh and the Egyptian army, ending with Prophet Miriam praising God with song and dance. I shared a reflection by … Continue reading →

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Creation – Lent 1

Posted on February 26, 2018 by megganmanlove

This year for our midweek Lent worship services, we at Trinity Lutheran in Nampa, Idaho are journeying towards the Easter by reading through the Easter Vigil texts. We began this week with the creation story from Genesis 1. I read … Continue reading →

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What Makes Me Happy at Trinity

Posted on January 25, 2018 by megganmanlove

A more accurate description would be, what gives me joy, but I have started listening to the podcast “Pop Culture Happy Hour,” which usually ends with a piece called “What’s Making Us Happy.”  So, in preparation for this coming Sunday’s … Continue reading →

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The World is About to Turn

Posted on December 22, 2017 by megganmanlove

Thanks again to ELCA World Hunger for the Advent Series they wrote for 2017, inspired by Rory Cooney’s hymn Canticle of the Turning, an interpretation of Mary’s Magnificat.                         … Continue reading →

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Screening Committees

Posted on December 21, 2017 by megganmanlove

We continued our Advent series, The World is About to Turn, on Dec. 13 asking how we have acted as “screening committee,” denying the worth of the people God might work through in our community or church?  How can we … Continue reading →

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Voices Crying Out

Posted on December 7, 2017 by megganmanlove

This year at Trinity Lutheran Church, Nampa our Midweek Advent series is based on the hymn Canticle of the Turning, based on Mary’s Magnificat.  This week we heard from Isaiah Chapter 40: “A voice cries out:‘In the wilderness prepare the … Continue reading →

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Peace Camp in Nampa

Posted on August 12, 2017 by megganmanlove

How did we end up with over one-hundred 6-13 year-old kids at the Hispanic Cultural Center doing yoga, thinking critically about the media, connecting with nature and learning about conflict resolution for four days?  I do not know, but the … Continue reading →

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Churchwide Assembly Takeaways

Posted on August 20, 2016 by megganmanlove

New Orleans looks different without 30,000+ youth (see #2).  In particular, restaurant lines are a lot shorter. New Orleans has a place in my heart because of the 1997 ELCA Youth Gathering when I transitioned from being a participant to a … Continue reading →

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