Remember Your StarWord

Remember Your StarWord

Remember that Sunday in January? When I asked you all to pick up a star and on it was your very own StarWord? I’m wondering how it’s going. Because that word was meant just for you. The Spirit worked through a small piece of paper so that you might be aware of God’s...
Love Is…

Love Is…

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...

Thank You, President Ted

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...

On the Way

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...

A New January Endeavor

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...