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Not What, but How
“Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.” – James 3:13 This…
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On the Grounds
If you look out a St. Paul window, you’re bound to see Harris Schneekloth, clad in his bucket hat, shorts, and a St. Paul shirt. Harris is the Campus and Grounds Supervisor at St. Paul, meaning he is responsible for keeping the grounds looking their…
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Cops working a different beat
Three uniformed police officers were at church last night for a couple of hours. No onsite crime was in progress. Nobody was hurt. There was no break-in. These officers were on hand to provide commentary following the showing of a documentary film: E…
Cops ‘N Kids
Chapter 1 “In February I received a phone call from a community member, we had just announced that the Lincoln Center was up and running,” said Tracy Singleton, Executive Director of the Lincoln Center and To Making A Better Community (TMBC). She sai…
Adult Summer Learning: An Inheritance to Possess
How do we relate to the land on which we live? Many factors influence our response to that question, including our family background and personal path through life, the history of the land, whether we own the land or rent our space on it, our view of…
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First Impressions
“You’re going to want to be careful when your kids play back here,” he said. “Too many people fly down this alley. And when there’s standing water, it’s often seeping up from the sewage. You’ll want to watch for that.” All this came in my first 90 se…
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Emails and empathy
Earlier this month, subscribers of the HBO Max online streaming service received a rather strange email. Appearing in their inbox was a message with the puzzling subject line of “Integration Test Email #1.” And with the content of the note being blan…
Godspeed to Pastor Hayden Kvamme
Pastor Hayden came to St. Paul with wit, tenacity, and great kindness. His pastoral residency was a unique experience, weathering unknown times, but his adaptability allowed St. Paul to continue thriving through Dad’s group, Virtual Guys Coffee, and…
Cycling for a better tomorrow
On Friday, July 9, cyclists who are currently making their way across the United States will roll their way into Iowa at West Lake in Buffalo. West Lake will mark their 2,645th mile. The cyclists, known as Climate Riders, began their cross-country tr…
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Live and Learn
The return of Vacation Bible School at St. Paul this week takes me back two years to my first one here. I was only three weeks into my position and hardly knew anyone. Frankly, the hundreds of people – small and large – who swarmed through the variou…
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The Strength of Faith
This week I found myself in a variety of conversations about health with different St. Paul people. In these conversations, I realized something about the way my own approach to healthy living has changed. When I was a kid, I would go to the d…
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New resident pastor: Megan Eide
Tell us about your family/where you grew up/went to college. I grew up in Bloomington, Minn. with my parents and my younger sister, Emma. I attended Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minn. all my life. I especially loved participating in V…