Weekly Blog Posts
The following blog posts are written by Bishop Jen Nagel, Synod staff members, and leaders from the Minneapolis Area Synod.
2022 ELCA Youth Gathering in Minneapolis: A Memory Making Machine
By Pastor John Hulden When I was 10 years ago, I got to tag along with my Dad to the 1970 Lutheran Youth Gathering in New York City. My Dad, Rusty Halaas, was on the [...]
How we see ourselves
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen Christ is Risen! Wherever you gathered last Sunday – masked and socially distanced in the sanctuary, on folding chairs in the church parking lot, at home on zoom – I pray [...]
When one suffers
By Pastor Norma Malfatti This past weekend many congregations heard Psalm 51 in worship. This psalm is traditionally known as the psalm that King David prayed when the prophet Nathan, on behalf of God, called [...]
It’s been “a” year
By Pastor Craig Pederson I’m an avid fan of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” I find Colbert to be incredibly smart, funny, entertaining, and insightful. The writers who craft the monologues and skits are [...]
Moses and Minneapolis
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 [...]
Who can afford to be my neighbor?
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 [...]
Just visiting?
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, [...]
Retreating forward
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 [...]
A better choice than normal
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 [...]