by Pastor Sarah | Apr 15, 2016 | Reflections
When I was younger, my Bona (grandma) always had one of those “ Love Is … ” cartoon strips found in the newspaper, taped to her fridge. They were usually ones my Bapa (grandpa) had cut out for her so she knew how much he loved her. Although I don’t remember those...
by Pastor Sarah | Feb 22, 2016 | Reflections
Ted is a hunter. He loves to go out into the great outdoors, bask in God’s glorious nature, and hopefully snag his family a deer or elk to grace both their dining room table with meat and the wall above his front door with a taxidermy head. And surprisingly, this...
by Pastor Sarah | Jan 19, 2016 | Reflections
Rock star Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz Weber wrote recently in her blog (and I very loosely paraphrase) that she always tells people in her new member classes that if they are there for her wit, her wisdom, her stardom, they won’t be there for long. Because sooner or...
by Pastor Sarah | Dec 16, 2015 | Sunday Reflections
I have had two big dreams for ministry. The first is families switching kids during worship — I don’t see that happening anytime soon. The second, however, is about to come to fruition. The second involves everyone: families, individuals, pastors, those who are home...
by Pastor Sarah | Nov 12, 2015 | Reflections
“There are things you do because they feel right & they may make no sense & they may make no money & it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other & to eat each other’s cooking & say it was good.” The purpose of church? The...
