Weekly Blog Posts
The following blog posts are written by Bishop Jen Nagel, Synod staff members, and leaders from the Minneapolis Area Synod.
Tree of resistance
By Johan Baumeister In front of an ancient, timbered house in Eisenach stands an apple tree. I’ve never seen it in person, but it can be viewed as it looked when Google last drove by [...]
I am where I should be
By Mercy Zou Taithul While I was in college, I couldn’t wait to get out of college and start my adult life. And then, within a blink of an eye, I am in my senior [...]
Practicing presence while playing with puppies
By Nicholas Tangen This year, my wife and I accidentally adopted a puppy named Wendell. Friends of ours, overwhelmed with the attention a puppy requires, asked if we could help find a new home for [...]
Homecoming
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen A Bishop, an Archbishop, and a District Superintendent walk into a museum. Though it sounds like the lead-in to a joke, it was really the start of an incredible journey. Archbishop [...]
My neighbor, my God, and me
By Manny Lewis In our fast-paced and interconnected world, it is easy to get caught up in our own needs and desires. However, the concept of service reminds us of the importance of looking beyond [...]
Holy and holistic
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen On September 13, I was privileged to join 1,000 delegates and visitors in Krakow, Poland for the Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). For the past six years, the [...]
Having faith in God … and each other
By Bob Hulteen Gov. Al Quie was a friend of mine. You might think I’m bragging to mention this. Actually, I am more mystified by it. Really, it might just be proof that there is [...]
A purpose fulfilled
By Pastor Craig Pederson This is a blog about a boat. Perhaps you’ve heard the old saying, “The two best days of a boat owner’s life are the day they buy it and the day [...]
‘Staying close to the text’
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen Most every year, my extended family has Sunday worship together during our late July reunion by our parents’ cabin on Montana’s Whitefish Lake. I have a precious photo from 20 years [...]
A collective journey
By Manny Lewis In a world that often feels divided and disconnected, many people find solace and a sense of belonging in their faith and in the power of community work. But where exactly do [...]