The other night I was fortunate to sit in on a band jam as it practiced for an upcoming event at a local church.My friend, Todd, invited me as he...

The other day I stopped by our tax guy’s office, and not surprisingly a Bible study discussion broke ouThis isn’t the opening line to a bad joke...

A good portion of the pastor in me wants to be outraged this week.Coming back from a Fourth of July break to read about the goings on in...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksWhen was the last time that you scooped up a handful of lake water? Felt the cool, refreshment of one of nature’s most...

The other night I was leaving work, just as the evening sun was taking its turn downward. Another 12 hour day at the emergency shelter, a typical schedule these past 10...

We are living in the most politically violent period in our country since the deadly 1960s.Assassinations, shootings, physical and verbal...

I’ve written about our 3-year-old husky mix rescue before. About his anxieties which make him seem less than friendly, and frankly which have...

Three days of electing a bishop, big meetings, theology lectures and breakout workshops.At one of the big group gatherings late in the day...

My friends, we are soon entering my favorite season of the liturgical calendar: Pentecost! Oh, I know that probably doesn’t sound very Lutheran of...

What is your superpower?No seriously! … While I’m not talking X-ray vision or flying, what I mean is: What superpower did our creator endow you...

This weekend I will confirm a young lady whom I’ve known for more than half her life.It’ll be a bitter sweet Sunday.The year that she joined our confirmation group was the...

This weekend I will confirm a young lady whom I’ve known for more than half her life.It’ll be a bitter sweet Sunday.The year that she joined our confirmation group was the...

But then there is also joy, isn’t there.This earthly life has a tendency to weigh on us, doesn't it? After all, the constant media barrage we...

“There but for the grace of God go I.”That’s the message that ricocheted through my conscience as I stared up at the revolving red and blue lights in the rearview mirror of...

Our brother Dustan passed quickly and unexpectedly the day after Palm Sunday this past week, giving new meaning to Good Friday for our family.It...