Weekly Blog Posts
The following blog posts are written by Bishop Jen Nagel, Synod staff members, and leaders from the Minneapolis Area Synod.
Companions
By Pastor John Hulden But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; Where you lodge, I will lodge; your people [...]
All the saints
By Emilie Bouvier Ole Nore (NOHR-ee), a Norwegian Lutheran farmer and nearly charter member of my home congregation in Lincoln, Nebraska, was not one known for sharing emotions. If you didn’t know him, you’d probably [...]
‘We can do better’
By Pastor Craig Pederson Over the past 18 months the effects of the pandemic, racial justice awakening, and economic disruptions continue to unfold in unpredictable ways. As they do, new insights emerge that help us [...]
Annual meetings that can change your life
By Pastor Norma Malfatti We all have experiences during our growing up years that shape our values, faith, and viewpoint of the world. My first communion class taught me that grace is God’s love given [...]
In the legacy of Luther
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen My trips to Nigeria are filled with surprises. I was surprised in 2017 when I stood up to greet the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria’s annual assembly and saw a [...]
What does it mean to ‘give to the max’?
By Bob Hulteen As I write this blog, I am preparing to walk out the door for an in-person, outdoors gathering of the synod’s communicators. We are going to talk about the annual Give to [...]
Storytelling that’s sticky
By John Hulden I heard a powerful news story on NPR last week. It got me to thinking how much I love a good story – news story, Bible story, a story told around [...]
Grab your duct tape
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen Growing up at St. Luke’s Lutheran, my friends and I always knew which adults were “in our corner.” Alice who laughed at our silly antics. Dave who listened to our stories, [...]