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When I was in third grade, I went to my first overnight camp, and one of the things I remember from that week is hearing a story called The Tale…

I was reflecting on some of the ways people have shared feedback or opinions throughout my years in ministry. I’ve long believed that, “If you don’t stick your neck out…

This is the first weekend in the season of Epiphany, the season of the church that we focus on the ways that the love and light of God through Jesus…

"Everything's going to be okay." In those times when all I can see in front of me is brokenness, struggle, and impossibility, these are the words I most yearn to…

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about all the preparation that goes into Christmas-- buying and wrapping presents, getting special outfits picked out, sending Christmas cards. It’s not lost on…

Nora McInerny has made it her career to talk about death and loss.  She certainly has reason to: in 2014, in the space of two months, she lost her second…

When I was in college, living in Duluth provided me with many memorable winters. I remember the time we got so much snow it was nearly impossible to get in…

https://www.amazon.com/Unbalanced-but-Centered-Tending-Frenzy/dp/B08M88KT9W/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3VE9FLRO92QF2&dchild=1&keywords=unbalanced+but+centered&qid=1606399959&sprefix=unbalanced%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-2 Often, when I talk to people about the process of writing and publishing a book, they relate it to what it is like to give birth to a child.…

I would guess that most of us don’t think that much about the prophets in the Bible on a regular basis.  In fact, though there are some great verses of…

I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel…