And Jesus said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." Matthew 4:19 How do you know? How did James and John, Peter and...

What draws your attention? A neon sign? A loud shout? A change in temperature? A strong smell? The taste of a spicy pepper? The hair...

Take a few moments today and look in a mirror into your own eyes and say, “I am God’s beloved.”. Take a deep breath and look into your...

A star shines brightly and calls us to follow. Sometimes we need to be away from all the distractions, the city lights, the demands of...

Isaiah 54:9-10 9-10 “This exile is just like the days of Noah for me: I promised then that the waters of Noah would never again flood the...

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly and...

How will things ever change? There can be times we find ourselves feeling completely out of hope. “Beyond saving”- that is something I...

I love the Ball Pit video which you can see by clicking on the photo above or this link. It’s amazing what happens when we let go of our...

A quiet mind, an open heart, a deep breath. This is the practice in the midst of Butterbraid deliveries, Lenten plans, bulletin...

We stand waiting and watching. We have a new copier- it is slower than the last one. I am calling it the “copier of patience”. We get to...

Renewed for Life is the final focus in our six-week Season for Renewal. We have heard, sung, and prayed about being renewed in faith,...

She wrote a check each week. My mom didn’t put her weekly offering in an envelope. It was just a folded check. First hand, front row...

I forget. I forget my backpack. I forget I need gas in the car. I forget to turn on the dishwasher. I forget that you already told me...

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. Luke 18:1 Day by day. One moment, one breath at a...

“Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they?” - Jesus in Luke 17: 17 Curiosity? Judgment? Sorrow? It’s hard to know the...

Small things. A prayer of a single word- thanks, help, wow. The two minutes it to takes to remember a bible verse and recite it as I take...

The band Lost and Found (George Baum and Michael Bridges-now retired) performed at a local church about a year after their dad’s death. ...

When I was a freshman at St. Olaf College a group of us went to dinner at the Ground Round. This hamburger place had sawdust on the floor...

Fierce: adj. robust, intense, strong, powerful, passionate, eager, unbridled We “get to” talk about and listen to words that will...

The timing all worked out. I missed the appointment completely. The details all worked out, I didn’t bring my work backpack with my...