Scrape. Suds up. Sanitize. Sort. Store away. At the Wednesday evening meals during Lent this year – as they have for the past half-dozen years or so – a growing crew of people don green aprons. For 90 minutes a week for five weeks, they are a team in…
My friend, Elise, and I like to say that we are hooked on service. Before seminary we both did a great deal of volunteer work within our home communities and churches. When we went to India for a seminary class, we chose to stay an extra week and vol…
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These Wednesdays in Lent, we gather twice as a congregation. Coming together mid-day and again in the evening, we pray, praise, and contemplate how God may work in our world. These midweek services remind of me of the Christian tradition of praying t…
They set out on a scavenger hunt on the grounds of St. Paul and in Vander Veer Park, using clues and Bible verses to find as many items as they could in nature. A few examples: Whether a boulder or piece of gravel: I Samuel 2:2. It won’t last long, s…
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Early each morning, Tom Lahl rises to do chores at his hog-feeding operation out by Blue Grass. He spends about an hour to an hour-and-a-half running feed on the place where he’s lived for much of his life. Tom and his wife, Joan, have also spent tim…
These days, a trip to the grocery store can be an exhausting experience. Nevermind having to navigate the crowded aisles with the one cart that always has a squeaky wheel or waiting in line as an employee runs to the very back of the store for a pric…
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Maybe it’s fitting that the early primary season falls during Lent. Maybe it’s exactly appropriate for so much hand-wringing over who might end up as the next president of the United States to occur at just the same time that we seek to recenter our…
Fewer than 50 native speakers of the Chickasaw language, Chikashshanompa’, remain. It was the primary language of The Chickasaw Nation for hundreds of years. But over time, the language started to slowly disappear. Government boarding schools discour…
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Ninety pots of flowers will fill the Sanctuary and Chapel this coming Easter – all of them grown locally. Stacee Millett is the greenhouse manager at Wallace’s Garden Center. A horticulturist, she makes sure that every bulb is planted at the exact ri…
The Book Corner recently added several new titles to its shelves for adults, youth, and children. Every book is carefully selected by St. Paul pastors, staff, and avid St. Paul readers. Books are priced below retail, without sales tax. Awaken your mi…
A renovation of the serving area in the Library Commons is nearly complete, while an audio-visual upgrade in the Chapel is underway. The Library Commons is a gathering space that often is the location for luncheons and other meals. The renovation inc…
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Brittany ran away from her mom’s house, got into trouble. Sara was raised in a loving home, surrounded by friends and family. Christi was involved in church, a good student, and had a lot of friends. Today, they are all survivors of human trafficking…