The Gift of Hope We now begin our journey through the season of Pentecost. Last Sunday tongues of fire rested on the heads of all those gathered with the disciples in Jerusalem. And this morning we begin to grapple with the meaning and reality of this...
God guides us Sunday was the day of Pentecost. The Christian church recognizes this day, 50 days after Easter, as the “birthday” of the church. Acts 2 begins with the story of the mighty, rushing wind that created unity amongst those gathered together even in the...
Going All-In The trip to Pine Ridge is something that has changed my life forever. Starting out on this trip when I was a junior in high school, I didn't get it. Sure I would help here and there but for the most part, I was...
Saint Paul in the portion of his letter to the Romans which we read this Sunday, explained God’s relationship to us in terms of adoption. “For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of...
How is God present in the world today? That answer is sometimes a difficult one in many Lutheran circles because quite honestly, we don’t talk about the Spirit much. Encountering the Holy Spirit We don’t pray to the Spirit much, because we are quite frankly we talk...