By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksThis week, before our Wednesday Lenten service, I had the privilege of enjoying dinner with my congregation, family style...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksIt seems cruel to be writing about loss again so soon. But this week we said goodbye to our oldest dog, Gus Gus, after a...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksThis week, Christians began observing Lent, a liturgical season that leads up to Holy Week, the high point of our faith’s...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksLast week I had the opportunity to offer a thank you more than 30 years overdue. I was invited back to my hometown to...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksFriends, this week my prayer for you is that you feel the Holy Spirit’s peace descend upon you.I found myself this week in...

Meagan Quinn doesn’t consider herself to be a crazy, radical, leftie activist.The 32-year-old St. Paul, Minn., resident and small business owner,...

Friends, when’s the last time you checked in on your loved ones?No, I mean really checked in!I’d forgotten the importance of this great big...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksOne of the greatest misunderstandings from those who question a life of faith is that they believe the practice of...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksIt’s hard not to ponder the horrific irony in the timing of this year’s Epiphany feast celebrated Jan. 6, and the killing...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksIt’s hard not to ponder the horrific irony in the timing of this year’s Epiphany feast celebrated Jan. 6, and the killing...

No, sir, it's a donation,” the kind woman said with a comforting smile. “Thank you for all your staff does.”Christmas Eve morning I had stopped...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksComfortably slumped in an uncomfortable wooden chair, listening to the four young adults joyfully singing Christmas carols in the corner of the...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksAs a pastor who lives in a state that is home to as many as 84,000 people who are of Somalia descent, hearing our...

This past week, the Christian calendar entered the season of Advent, and depending upon who you ask, you might hear an entirely different...

THunger, homelessness exist even if you don’t see ithis weekend America is wrapping up “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week,” an annual...