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Collin Burnett is pretty familiar with the St. Paul community garden. The 15-year-old from Davenport likes to help out in the garden whenever possible. When it came time to choose a project to become an Eagle Scout, Collin knew who to talk with – Mat…
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What can I do? I ask myself this question every time I learn about a different need in the world, or hear another great speaker bring an issue to light. At first I get fired up with great momentum, knowing I want to help fix the problem and bring abo…
Editor’s note: Kendra Thompson is the pastor of children and family life. St. Paul people are invited to bring their Bibles for a blessing on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 9 and 11:15 a.m. worship. On Sunday, I had the privilege of sitting up close to the chan…
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During confirmation faith stories on Sunday, three students talked about their faith, using soccer as a way to illustrate how they’ve moved through their relationship with God over the years. The last Sunday of faith stories for this year is this wee…
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Science has a way of making a person feel small. For instance: We know that the ocean covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface, but it is so deep and dark that humans have only explored e a small fraction of it. There could be hundreds of species of…
Since she was a little girl, Irene Hanssen wanted to be a nurse. She attended, and graduated from, the Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing from 1958-1961. Her first job was working nights in the newborn nursery, when there was no such thing as a neon…
A new initiative to educate and support the family and friends of loved ones with a mental health condition will be held this month at St. Paul. The National Alliance on Mental Illness is rolling out a four-hour training for people searching for answ…
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Elaine Olson, a spiritual director and retired pastor, will speak at St. Paul on two Sundays, Oct. 14 and 21, about compassion. Her sessions will be during Sunday morning learning, 10:20-11:05 a.m. How did you become interested in compassion? Years a…
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It’s been an intense week in the news. Cosby’s incarceration, the Kavanaugh/Ford hearings, and like other times these abuses have surfaced, floods of similar stories get told and re-told in solidarity and for the sake of collective healing. I’ve foun…
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Editor’s note: Ninth-graders at St. Paul are sharing their faith stories as part of confirmation. Come and hear their stories on Sunday mornings, 10:20-11:05 a.m., through Oct. 14, in Fellowship Hall. This is Ben Eckman’s story. I have always been to…
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A woman who has dedicated her life to serving others as a health professional and community volunteer will be St. Paul’s next pastoral residency administrator. Beth Laureijs of Bettendorf will begin her work in October. She will oversee all administr…
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A few weeks ago, I hopped in my car at the end of a full day, turned out of the church parking lot, and headed north on Brady Street to make my way home. Most days, I’m in no particular hurry. I’ve always enjoyed those few evening moments in the car…