I am a writer and pastor. Of course, I want people to open the paper and read my columns about faith, and I want people to be in the pews...

By S.A.M. Devlyn Brooks There are a handful of moments in my life that are forever indelibly etched into my memory. The births of our...

By S.A.M. Devlyn Brooks Greetings Faith Family! It hardly seems real that in a couple of weeks we’ll be back for an exciting Rally Sunday...

EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2017 I began a new venture as a synodically authorized minister at Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minn....

By S.A.M. Devlyn Brooks Greetings Faith Lutheran Family! … Today, I offer up a smorgasbord of things as I know this will be the last...

By S.A.M. Devlyn Brooks As I sit down to write this article for the June newsletter, I am still basking in the fact that tonight I...

By Intern Pastor Devlyn Brooks Faith Family … We are about to turn the page on two very important chapters in our church. On Good Friday...

Editor's Note: I am currently enrolled in seminary class called “Moments in Ancient, Medieval, and Postmodern Mysticism.” The course is...

Editor's Note: I am currently enrolled in seminary class called “Moments in Ancient, Medieval, and Postmodern Mysticism.” The course is...

Editor's Note: I am currently enrolled in seminary class called “Moments in Ancient, Medieval, and Postmodern Mysticism.” The course is...

Editor's Note: I am currently enrolled in seminary class called “Moments in Ancient, Medieval, and Postmodern Mysticism.” The course is...

When I started down this road to ordination more than five years ago, I never could have imagined that I would be writing a post such as...

EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2017 I began a new venture as a synodically authorized minister at Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minn....

By Intern Pastor Devlyn Brooks One of my favorite movies is “Apollo 13.” And my favorite scene in the movie is when after things are...

My church council last night voted 6-0 to continue to hold our services online for the foreseeable future, with three members unable to...

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...

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...

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?...

Last night I donned my alb for church for the first time in six months. ... And it felt so good! I have to admit that I'm generally not...

Nine years ago today, I was on a mission trip with our oldest son, Garrett, to Green Bay, Wis., hosted by our home church at the time....