The Guerin family has spent years serving alongside Russ and Jeannine Johnson, and their family, at Hope at the Brick House — and one gaga ball pit later, the connection runs deeper than ever. On a Friday night on the west end of Davenport, a buildin…
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Several weeks ago, in the midst of the wonderfully exciting World Cup tournament here in the United States, I found myself listening to a conversation on National Public Radio between the host and a sports psychologist. The psychologist was offering…
One St. Paul family finds fun, friends, and family on the Rock River through the Backwater Gamblers water ski show. Bridget Berger grew up in Westosha, Wis., where she did gymnastics and 4-H and developed an athlete’s sense of balance and body awaren…
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There are many attributes that come with being a proper Midwesterner: knowing how to drive in the snow, mastering the 10-minute good-bye, apologizing when someone bumps into you, serving dessert salads, saying “It wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t for…
Behind every worship service are the people who show up to make it happen. Saturday evening or Sunday morning, the doors of St. Paul are unlocked and the lights come up one section at a time. Coffee brews. Someone from the tech team tests the slides…
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I love a good car game. You know, the type of game that is played while traveling from place to place, designed exclusively to pass the time? Growing up, my brother and I would play the “car color” game. It was a simple one. Each player picks a color…
This fall, St. Paul children’s ministries launches Godly Play, a curriculum rooted in more than four decades of research, shaping faith formation in churches across the country. Director of children’s ministries Abbey Cathelyn has been working with t…
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Many summers ago, my son was playing with friends on a Wisconsin lake beach. Nearby, another child was digging a hole in the sand with the tiniest shovel. As you can imagine, progress was slow. Little by little, she kept at it until another child ask…
“It’s hard to believe that I am almost halfway through my internship! These past five months have helped me to explore and step more fully into my pastoral identity. I have loved spending time with the people of St. Paul and hearing their stories. Wa…
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“Goodbyes hurt because you leave a piece of your heart behind with the people.” A friend of mine made this statement, shortly after I returned from my year in Cambodia. This quote perfectly captures how I feel about St. Paul this week. I remember whe…
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When Maddy Tyler arrived at St. Paul in January 2025, she came with an eagerness and a lot of questions she didn’t yet know how to ask. Eighteen months later, she’s heading toward her next call with new skills, great friends, stories to share, and a…
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About this time every year, I get a bit nostalgic for a moment and think about my summers as a child. My mom did her best to keep my sister and me busy and occupied most of the summer, which usually meant a whole variety of camps and activities. Amon…