Monthly Archives: January 2010

How can I be sick again? Sneezing, runny nose, tired, achy… If there is a bug, I have gotten it. A cold haiku: Runny nose and aches unwelcome. What can this be, this strange gift of God? I will signing … Continue reading →

I have been reading about and listening to some blogs around “Fresh Expressions,” a Church of England initiative to reach out to the de-churched and the unchurched around them. Church planters and churches are encouraged to look at the people … Continue reading →

I love the text from Luke 4 for this Sunday: 14-15 Jesus returned to Galilee powerful in the Spirit. News that he was back spread through the countryside. He taught in their meeting places to everyone’s acclaim and pleasure. 16-21 … Continue reading →

What can be done for Haiti? Money, yes. There’s lots of places to give, and please do. Can we, as a church, get a work group together to go to Haiti in a couple years, when things have died down, … Continue reading →

In no particular order – just who came to me as I thought about this. 1. Loren Teig, director of Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, Amery Wisconsin. Loren was the director of the camp I worked at for four summers, and … Continue reading →