Finding Faith ... in Jesus curing our blindness
EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2017 I began a new venture as a synodically authorized minister at Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minn....
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Oct 13, 20203 min read
Finding Faith ... in the boys taking the field
Carter and his football team took the field for the first time Friday night not to the thunderous roar of a raucous crowd and blaring...
Oct 12, 20205 min read
Finding Faith ... in an ol' dog learning a valuable lesson
Turns out us old dogs can still learn some valuable lessons. I coach the kids all the time that rather than stew about something, feeling...
Oct 10, 20202 min read
Finding Faith ... in our son's perseverance
So the time has come ... Tonight is Carter's first football game of his senior year. ... I promise you that I do not have tears welling...
Oct 8, 20204 min read
Finding Faith ... in a pandemic when it is hard
My church council last night voted 6-0 to continue to hold our services online for the foreseeable future, with three members unable to...
Oct 5, 20203 min read
Finding Faith ... in friends worth their weight in gold
I will be the first to admit that I often don't reach out to others in times of need. There's many factors that influence that but having...
Oct 4, 20203 min read
Finding Faith ... in Bingo night
Last night my company sponsored a "Family Fun Bingo Night" for the National Newspaper Association Annual Convention, a development for...
Sep 30, 20205 min read
Finding Faith ... in a trickster
My sister-in-law Teri and I are convinced that my brother Dan, who passed this summer at only 66 years old, is playing some good ones on...
Sep 28, 20205 min read
Finding Faith ... in the 'perfect day'
"You know what," Shelley said, as we sat snuggled into the couch at the cabin, watching a movie. "This ... was the perfect day." And she...
Sep 23, 20204 min read
Finding Faith ... in a late summer trail hike
I stood on the end of the older of the two docks at the cabin, just myself and my fishing pole, and a small container of worms. Even...
Sep 23, 20204 min read
Finding Faith ... in, hmm ... recyclables
About once a week, I get take out at our favorite downtown restaurant. Fortunately for us, our downtown food scene is growing up, and one...
Sep 21, 20205 min read
Finding Faith ... in giving grace
I was on a Facebook group for clergy today, called Clergy Coaching Network, and one of the most recent posts discussed grace. The focus...
Sep 18, 20204 min read
Finding Faith ... in my happy place
Tonight, I watched my two favorite baseball teams play in historic Wrigley Field, on a laptop taking wifi from my cellphone. As I basked...
Sep 18, 202010 min read
Finding Faith ... in an unexpected day with my daughter
We were up early, our oldest daughter and I. ... I wanted to be on the road by 7, as I had heard horror stories about the wait, and I was...
Sep 17, 20205 min read
Finding Faith ... in ... er, um, uhh ... our city changing its heart? Maybe? ... Hopefully ...
A recent headline above the staff editorial in my local newspaper read: "Fargo must act quickly to end homeless people loitering...
Sep 17, 20203 min read
Finding Faith ... in a 'biker gang'
I learned early in my experience as an intern hospital chaplain that you never know where God will show up next. And working as a...
Sep 16, 20206 min read
Finding Faith ... in an 'absolute treasure' of a state park
We've certainly never had a bad canoe adventure, but our absolute favorite "Unit 1" outing was early in our first year our new canoeing...
Sep 16, 20205 min read
Finding Faith ... in ... er, a new day? ... Hopefully?
Look ... I get that no one cares about the opinion of an intern pastor at a small, rural church in flyover land, but I just have to say...
Sep 15, 20204 min read
Finding Faith ... in a homemade card
I received a terrifically delightful homemade card from my niece yesterday that warmed my heart. ... And I just have to tell you about...
Sep 15, 20204 min read
Finding Faith ... in a Martin Luther biography
Ok, Ok ... I know what you're thinking. ... He's seriously reviewing a dry biography of a dead theologian who lived some 500 years ago?...
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