Dear ALC Family, What a week! If you haven’t heard, the running mate, Tim Walz, selected by Vice President Kamala Harris is the governor...

ello friends, Happy August! I know that for many of you, late July and early August is bringing Covid. I know many people who have, had,...

This is the first in a series of posts about Walter Brueggeman's book "Sabbath as Resistance"

Greetings, We have a very busy weekend in our family. A baby shower for my son and his fiancée. The Rolling Stones Concert. A birthday...

Hello everyone, I’m writing this to you from June Lake, in the afternoon, on Independence Day. As I think about this day, I think about...

Greetings, It’s hard to believe that 2024 is half over! We start the second half of the year with the celebration of Independence Day....

This is the second post about the book " The Age of Grievance " by Frank Bruni.

Greetings, This week I began reading, “Age of Grievance” by Frank Bruni. He is a columnist for the New York Times, so if you read his...

Dear community, This will my final post on this book. As mentioned previously, Pastor Nadia has used the framing of Creation to advance...

I'm back to the book I've been sharing with you, “Shameless,” by Nadia Bolz-Weber. I am reflecting on one chapter from the section...

Hello Everyone, Scott, Lucy (the dog) and I had a wonderful time visiting three beautiful National Parks: Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand...

Greetings, I am sending this note from Zion National Park in Utah. This is the second major stop of our 2-week road trip (Bryce Canyon...

This is the first post reflecting on Nadia Bolz-Weber's "Shameless".

This is our final Post in the "Everything Isn't Terrible" series

This is our sixth post about Dr. Kathleen Smith's "Everything isn't Terrible!"

This is the 5th post in the series about Dr. Kathleen Smith's Book " Everything isn't Terrible!"

This is Part 4 in the "Everything isn't Terrible!" series about the book by Dr. Kathleen Smith

The overarching goal of this book is providing tools to help us deal with those things that stress us out…those things to make us...

This is part 2 of a series on Dr. Kathleen Smith's book "Everything isn't Terrible!"

Hello everyone, Some of you may remember me saying that I am participating in the Systems Academy at ELCA headquarters (Chicago). In this...