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Category Archives: Reflections
Minnesota Day 4
This was our service day (part of us crashing the Northeast Iowa Synod’s Boundless youth event at the Univ of St Thomas). Part of the day was with The Food Group in New Hope, MN and the afternoon was at … Continue reading
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Minnesota Day 3
Yesterday we went on a 2 and 1/2 hour Grayline bus tour of the Twin Cities. We met the tour bus along the Mississippi River in downtown St Paul and had them drop off us off on Lake Bda Maka … Continue reading
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Learning Peace
Originally published on tvprays.org How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’ (Isaiah 52:7) The last week of June around 95 youth ages 6-13 participated … Continue reading
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Trinity and Future Directions
Pastor’s Column in Trinity Lutheran’s June Epistle/Newsletter Dear Friends in Christ, Our council leadership finally has the energy and capacity to start visioning about what the Holy Spirit might be calling us into next as a congregation. Though it is … Continue reading
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Telling Our Faith Stories: A Congregational Model
“I tend to get uncomfortable sharing about myself with strangers and was surprised with the comfort level I felt,” reflected one of my parishioners after our workshop. After surveying various methods and practices in storytelling, I concluded that Anne E. … Continue reading
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Praise With Creation
Originally published on tvprays.org Revelation 5:11-14 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12singing with full voice,‘Worthy is … Continue reading
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Easter Season
Pastor’s Column from the Trinity May 2022 Epistle/Newsletter Dear Friends in Christ, The cycle of readings we hear read and interpreted during the Easter Season are rich in imagery and themes of faith. Collectively they can stir our imaginations. Though … Continue reading
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The Tree of Life
Originally published on tvprays.org. Proverbs 3:13-18 13 Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding, 14 for her income is better than silver, and her revenue better than gold. 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. 16 Long life … Continue reading
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Why go to church camp?
My former professor Don Browning defined practical theology as “critical reflection on the church’s dialogue with Christian sources and other communities of experience and interpretation with the aim of guiding its action toward social and individual transformation.” Sacred Playgrounds is a practical … Continue reading
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What Have We Learned
February column for Trinity’s Epistle/Newsletter. Previously published on tvprays.org. Friends in Christ, I read an article online that encouraged congregations to not let the current moment pass by before taking some time to reflect on what we have learned during the last … Continue reading
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A Place at the Table 