After announcing it this morning in worship, I share this with you. The following is the letter I sent to my church community this week regarding our call in ministry. Also, just a little thank you to jeremypostal.com for his blog posts which helped me to shape this letter and to find words for emotions I…
In January, I purchased a fitbit. It seemed a good idea as I push myself towards a more physically healthy lifestyle. What I didn’t expect is that my fitbit has done more than just encourage me to take more steps each day. It has become a catalyst to encountering God in my everyday life. I…
“Oh good! There’s a parking spot right next to the cart corral’” I thought. “I really am my mother’s daughter. She would be so proud of my strategic parking.” As I pulled into my parking spot, I made a mental list of groceries I needed to pick up for the evening meal at church: soup,…
A few months ago, the US celebrated “National Coming Out Day.” On this day, a number of my friends shared their own stories of coming out to families and friends. Others shared their support of the LGBTQ population. I remained silent. You see, being a leader in a church, the moment I say I support…
Bear with me. This will be a long post. If you read the whole thing, I’ll be impressed. I really indulged in some blogging therapy for myself. I can only pray that it may do a little of the same for you. Blessings to you this day. Last Friday, I placed a call-ahead order to…
The following is a devotion I wrote for Trinity Lutheran Seminary’s Advent Devotion series. It was distributed today to alums via email. I thought it would be fun to share it here as well. Blessings to you this day! “The days are coming,” declares the Lord , “when I will make a new covenant…
I walked into the Dave and Buster’s excited for my free lunch and time with other youth leaders. I met wonderful people who were excited about sharing God’s Love and learned about some great resources for Bible Studies. Then, with a prayer, my excitement turned to dread. That’s right, I said a prayer changed it…
Joy, Junk, and Jesus 