Weekly Blog Posts
The following blog posts are written by Bishop Jen Nagel, Synod staff members, and leaders from the Minneapolis Area Synod.
“Dear God, thank you for today”
By Emilie Bouvier These days as I settle back into life in Minneapolis, I’ve been sharing a roof not only with two very close friends, but also their two amazing toddlers. Antalya, who is 4, [...]
Well, that’s absurd
By Bob Hulteen We work together so that all experience gracious invitation into life-giving Christian community and live in just and healthy neighborhoods. Yep, if you’ve been to any synod event with Bishop Ann in [...]
Our new religion
By Pastor Craig Pederson I’m writing this blog near the end of another Black Friday weekend, which seems to get more “biblical” every year. By that I mean that the seven days it took for [...]
The signs are already here
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. During my last year of seminary, I had an 8:00 a.m. class on the Gospel of [...]
Abide with me
By Pastor Deb Stehlin For several months (yes, months!) Pastor Jorge Espinoza has been abiding at a mobile home park in Chaska. With others, he organized a summer soccer league, put on a day camp, [...]
The mystery of faiths
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen A couple in Chicago recently told me about their practice when visiting dear friends who are Jewish. “When we’re in their home, we’re invited into the prayers of their faith. When [...]
Football: It isn’t fair
By Pastor John Hulden Are you tired of hearing and reading and talking about the demise of the church? Well, let’s talk about football instead. I like watching football. I’ve never played it — well, [...]
A Tumblin’ Down
By Pr. Craig Pederson It happened 30 years ago, yet the image will be forever etched in my mind. It was the summer of 1989, and I was frozen speechless in front of the TV [...]
Reforming and reformed
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen As a kid I would never have imagined that Lutheran Church would play such a key role in the ecumenical movement. We weren’t especially ecumenical in Shelby, Montana. And yet, before [...]