Scene I: Clergy from across ECMN gathered last week for a time of worship, learning, pondering and playing. Picture a Spirit-filled time led by Bishop […]

How open are you to change? Be honest. Does change make you a little anxious? My favorite line about change is: “The only person who […]

As it began to come down, you could almost hear the collective groan from across Minnesota. Clenched fists were raised to the sky as people […]

I have often wondered what it would have been like to be in the room when Jesus first appeared to the disciples after his resurrection. […]

Okay, let’s admit it, even the heartiest-snow-loving-Minnesotan is a little tired of this endless winter. Spring has sprung, the Lord has risen!  Did our Creator […]

Each time I come to this place I am overwhelmed with the power and majesty of God’s creation. Before me rushes a wall of water […]

When do you stand up for someone or something? When an issue strikes you as a great injustice, what determines if you will take a […]

It was a very challenging conversation. Not the kind that you want to stand up and walk away from, but one that calls you to […]

“The fundamental question we posed, and that was repeatedly posed to us, was how to preserve or create a morally coherent life. But the kind […]

I was 18 years old and I had more than my share of adolescent arrogance. With a small band of camp friends, I was doing […]