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Holding each other up

Pastoral Messages | May 26, 2022

Earlier this month, as my daughter and I were hurrying out after Sunday services together, the rain started to fall and our trusty golf cart driver Dana pulled up and offered us a ride. We were in a hurry after receiving a phone call that our dog had…

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Sin, Blame, and Replacement

Pastoral Messages | May 19, 2022

The topic of sin doesn’t have a very high place in our conversation and society anymore. When is the last time you heard anyone denounce something as “sinful” or, more importantly, acknowledge their own sin? The recollection of moralistic fire-and-br…

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Oh, by the way

Pastoral Messages | May 12, 2022

It’s like an afterthought at the tail end of a conversation. A side note. A parenthetical remark. Oh, by the way … A couple that just spent an hour with me in a pre-marriage session, has the woman saying to me upon leaving: “Oh, by the way, have we t…

3

Not just a dot

Pastoral Messages | May 5, 2022

My brother and sister-in-law are ultra-cyclists. They ride in long-distance self-supported races around the world with their bikes carrying everything they need. While they ride these races, cycling for twenty-some hours a day, the rest of us watch t…

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Wordle-like faith

Pastoral Messages | April 28, 2022

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last several months, you’ve likely heard of the wildly popular game Wordle. In case you’re not one of some 500,000 people who play it daily, I’ll give you a quick summary.  With each puzzle, you have six…

Just the way you are

Pastoral Messages | April 21, 2022

Adults are not often captivated by talking puppets, 60 seconds of silence, and the simple act of tying one’s shoe, but those at the St. Paul Movie Night were mesmerized.  A couple of weeks ago, some St. Paul folks gathered in the sanctuary with bags…

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Meals of Freedom for Life

Pastoral Messages | April 14, 2022

Today begins the “Three Days” that bring Lent to a close. They lead the Christian community to the doorstep of Easter. From Jesus’ final meal with the disciples, through what Scripture and the liturgy call his being “handed over to death,” to his cru…

2

The gravitational pull of grace

Pastoral Messages | April 7, 2022

Last night, I sat in the very front row during our Wednesday Lent evening prayer service. As we listened to the scripture reading, I heard a little ping of metal on concrete. Then, right past my feet rolled a beautiful silver ring, with a cross on it…

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Did you know?

Pastoral Messages | March 31, 2022

While driving in the car last week my 7-year-old, thoroughly unprompted, happily announced that the longest game of Monopoly played in a bathtub lasted more than 99 hours. Wow. She’s taken an interest in a Weird but True fact book at school and, as i…

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Worthwhile Christianity

Pastoral Messages | March 24, 2022

Perhaps you’ve struggled to understand those words of Jesus about losing or gaining your life (Mark 8:35). Welcome to the party, I say. “Gaining the whole world and forfeiting one’s life” sounds pretty bad; like dying an awful death of suffocation in…

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In need of a pep talk

Pastoral Messages | March 17, 2022

It’s easy to be discouraged and sad about the state of our world right now. Most days, I force myself to watch the news because I want to know what’s going on in the world. But I can’t bear to take in more than a few minutes before wanting to turn th…

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To Comment or Not to Comment?

Pastoral Messages | March 10, 2022

To comment or not to comment? That is the question we all face countless times a day, be that in the digital world or the physical one. Things like comment sections on websites, chat boxes on social media, letters to the editor, and, of course, text…

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Worship May 14 & 15

Fifth Sunday of Easter

sat 5:00 pm Katy Warren preaching
sun 8:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 9:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 11:15 am Katy Warren preaching

Worship May 21 & 22

Sixth Sunday of Easter

sat 5:00 pm Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 8:00 am Megan Eide preaching
sun 9:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 11:15 am Megan Eide preaching

Worship May 28 & 29

Seventh Sunday of Easter

sat 5:00 pm Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 8:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 9:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 11:15 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching

Worship Jun 4 & 5

Day of Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 8:00 am Peter A. Pettit preaching
sun 9:00 am Peter A. Pettit preaching
sun 11:15 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching

Worship Jun 11 & 12

Season After Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 8:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 9:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 11:15 am Katy Warren preaching

Worship Jun 18 & 19

Season After Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 8:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 9:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 11:15 am Peter W. Marty preaching

Worship Jun 25 & 26

Season After Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 8:00 am Megan Eide preaching
sun 9:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 11:15 am Megan Eide preaching

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Season After Pentecost

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sun 8:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 9:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
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Season After Pentecost

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sun 8:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 9:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 11:15 am Katy Warren preaching

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Season After Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Megan Eide preaching
sun 8:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
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Worship Jul 23 & 24

Season After Pentecost

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sun 8:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 9:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 11:15 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching

Worship Jul 30 & 31

Season After Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Megan Eide preaching
sun 8:00 am Megan Eide preaching
sun 9:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 11:15 am Peter W. Marty preaching
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