Dear Friends, This week the IRS decided that churches are able to endorse candidates for elections. Previously such an endorsement could...

Dear Friends, I hope you are all well this weekend. In times of tension, we can remember that even in the midst of trouble we can find...

Dear Friends, This week I was in Chicago for more learning about family and church systems. The work is inspiring, enlightening, and...

Dear Friends, I’ve shared a bit of my history in sermons, but that doesn’t mean that you all know (or remember) it. For as long as I can...

Dear Friends, Last week I shared a favorite quote from the ELCA Systems academy. What I didn’t say was that I recently re-read all my...

Dear Friends, In reading some of my Systems Academy notes this week, I came across this quote and laughed: “ Just because you bought a...

Dear Congregation Members, This week’s newsletter is an update on our work in transition. In June I will have served as your interim...

Dear Friends, On this Mother’s Day weekend my original plan was to run a half marathon in Solvang. Instead, I’m at home with my leg...

Dear Friends, In June I will be heading to Chicago for the next meeting of the ELCA Systems Academy. After this meeting I will have...

Dear Friends, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Happy Easter! It was wonderful to be with you all last weekend for worship on Holy...

Dear Friends, Throughout Lent we have been exploring the in-between spaces. Holy Saturday is the true in-between place where we reside...

Dear Friends, We have made it to Palm Sunday. We are continuing our Lenten theme: life in the extremes . So far, we’ve explored:...

Dear Friends, Sunday is the Fifth Sunday in Lent and our continuation of our theme: life in the extremes . So far, we’ve explored:...

Dear Friends, Sunday is the Fourth Sunday in Lent. I’ve enjoyed the contemplation of life in the extremes in this series. So far, we’ve...

Dear Friends, As we continue our journey through Lent, this week we contemplate the words “rest” and “growth.” From a fitness...

Dear Friends, As you know we’ve been following a theme of “Everything in between…” for Lent. The words for this weekend are “faith” and...

Dear Friends, This weekend we continue our journey through Lent by contemplating the words: Stranger and Neighbor What comes to mind for...

Dear Friends, This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday, a day to remember Jesus taking three of his disciples up on a mountain. Here he had...

Dear Friends, This week I joined with people from all over the country at the ELCA Systems Academy. I am in the third year of a four-year...

Dear Friends, A long time ago…in the 1990’s I took a spiritual gifts inventory. I don’t remember the exact results, except that I...