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Peace Camp in Nampa
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
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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Belonging to a City
The longer I stay in my community, the more I care about the city and the individuals who live here. I have always wanted everyone to have enough—food, shelter, a place of belonging. That informs how I vote, where I … Continue reading
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Buildings and Church
“The church is not a building, a committee or a board, it’s not a corporation for the business of our Lord. We are the church.” I learned Jay Beech’s song “We are the church” at the 1991 Lutheran Youth Gathering … Continue reading
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Ecumenism In Idaho
I believe that ecumenism has intrinsic value and that it can bear fruit. I’m not sure about the source of these beliefs. I grew up in a Lutheran home, graduated from a Lutheran college, worked at a Lutheran camp, interned … Continue reading
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Trivia and Faith
(A newsletter column for Trinity Lutheran Church, Nampa) Dear Friends in Christ, Trivia and faith. Many of you have heard me talk about Trivia Night at the Flying M Coffee Garage. This has become a kind of ritual for me, … Continue reading
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1st Anniversary of Trinity New Hope Affordable Housing
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
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
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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From the Assembly-Midweek Lent
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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A Place at the Table 