Before I begin, I must advise you as the reader, that this will appear in a news letter for Wartburg Seminary. Although to keep it within the 500 word limit, it was edited somewhat. Below you will find the article in its entirety. I have also included the footnotes for this post, where it will not be … [Read more…]
An open letter to my congregation: My dearest friends…..no strike that, my dearest family. I missed you all very much this Christmas. This is the first time in several years that I have not spent my Christmas Eve service at Trinity and you were all missed. Although I went to a service out in Galena … [Read more…]
As part of one of my seminary classes, we went on a “Rural Plunge”. Instead of telling you all about it, I invite you all to view the movie I put together about our weekend experience. Please click on the link below for the movie. Wartburg Seminary Rural Plunge 2012
Link to my Audio version Mark 3:20 – 35 What is family? Your mother, father, brother and sisters that you live with? Is there something more? Sure, we have grown up maybe with siblings, one or more parents…some may not have had blood related parents but parents none the less. Some of us, if not … [Read more…]