Sponsored by the Central Lutheran Church Foundation, this session will walk through the funeral planning essentials and then turn to the specific task of your obituary.
This weekend, we observe the Sabbath to End Homelessness. If it feels a little early to you, it’s because we changed the date! We have joined the National Faith Coalition to End Homelessness. This is a group of congregations that have gathered around a set of core values.
Developmentally, around three years of age is when children notice that another child got more of something than they did. Around eight years old is when children start making sure that everyone is getting the same thing; it isn’t just about making sure they got what was fair, but that it was fair for everyone.
Every morning on this training/retreat, I offer centering prayer. Some of us sit together and hold space for God to speak. God can surely speak through our clamoring and clanging, but I know that I won’t be able to hear God if I can’t be quiet and still for a moment.
The kingdom of heaven is like…a mustard seed, yeast, treasure, a merchant who searches, and a net.
One of my favorite scripture study tools of all time is to look at the verbs. Verbs are underestimated in a culture that is very focused on what we think and how our mind is the most important part of who we are.
Whether you have been a devout recycler for many decades, or the conversation about the climate crisis is new to you, we can say that in Genesis, God is pretty clear with humans as to what our role in the rest of the creation is to be.
Water is one of these common elements. Without it we cannot make a home anywhere. We cannot live where there is not enough water or clean water. With it, we can settle down and rest and eat and drink and gather with friends and family and a home is made.
Carrying the light of Christ brings lightness and goodness into our weariness. This weekend take the light of Christ with you. Carry him in your hearts.
All the buildup, all the anticipation, and all the glitter gives way to crisp, clear, dark January nights. The kind of nights when the stars shine so bright that you can see them from my backyard in North Minneapolis.
