By Bishop Ann Svennungsen Exodus 2:11: One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and saw their forced labour. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his kinsfolk. Growing up in a small Montana town, I could not imagine how the trial of a single police officer would provoke the attention and action [...]
By Brenda Blackhawk It’s no secret that I am a proud Northside girl. I grew up in North Minneapolis (Webber-Camden neighborhood to be exact). My family ended up joining Salem Lutheran Church (42nd Street and Dupont North) because that is where my younger siblings and I went to pre-school. My Papa would babysit us during the week while our parents [...]
By Pastor John Hulden The obituary from the small-town newspaper said she was 93 years old. Edna had moved to the small town when she was in her early 20s. Yet until her dying days, the other townfolk would say, “She wasn’t from here.” Doris moved to the big city from North Dakota in the [...]
By Bob Hulteen Sometimes the new tech even reminds us of our mission. "My name is Bob and I am an extrovert." (Did you respond, “Welcome, Bob”?) I am happiest at work when I am working with colleagues on a shared project that will make a real difference in the real lives of [...]
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen What is the first thing you will do once the pandemic subsides? Will you take a family reunion? Are you longing for in-person worship? Do you want to take a trip to someplace fun and unusual? There’s so much I yearn to do once restrictions are lifted and we can return [...]
By Meghan Olsen Biebighauser A few days ago, my mom and I took my children to the Minnesota Zoo. It was basically our first “fun” outing to an “actual place,” as my kids put it, and we really needed it. My 3-year-old, Robin, isn’t old enough to remember much about pre-COVID activities like the zoo, so this was all [...]
By Emilie Bouvier If you’ve seen me from across the Zoom room at a meeting or virtual event lately, you likely have noticed the favorite thing that I’ve discovered about working from home this past almost-year of the pandemic: When I’m at my desk, I like to be walking! So yes, if you see my [...]
By Pastor Norma Malfatti Are you looking for a savior? Many have been labeled saviors over the years, especially when it comes to politicians. For instance, then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008 joked, “Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here [...]
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen Epiphany 2021 is forever marked as the day our Capitol was breached by an angry and violent mob; the day our country was betrayed by threats to human life and the institutions of democracy. No one could close their eyes to the horror. And, from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leaders across the political [...]
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen “Where have you experienced God’s sustaining presence in the past year? In what new or surprising way has God been revealed?” This was the question asked by a good friend in a monthly Zoom conversation I share with other female church leaders. (Yes, it’s a peer group!). The answers were beautifully [...]
