Twenty years ago, Staci and I had explored all sorts of possibilities about how we might spend New Years Eve, from going out with friends […]

All was dark. It felt like the middle of the night – like I had just placed my head on the pillow. Yet all was […]

Standing there, staring at my phone, fingers typing away, a colleague interrupted me and said, “It’s an epidemic!” Honestly, I had no idea what she […]

Over the last few decades, Church theologians and others have been looking at statistics that point to the death of Christendom. Simply defined, this ‘death’ […]

One of the reasons I called for the election of the X Bishop of Minnesota when I did was to provide space for the discernment […]

Standing at my assigned spot, I quickly became aware of the response by those in line. Nearly everyone I encountered expressed a heartfelt acknowledgement of […]

“Many people report that the greatest obstacle to their own spiritual development comes from their busy schedules.” The first time I heard this, from RenewalWorks, […]

On the credenza in my office there is a small Altoids mint box. It was a gift given to me from a camp staffer at […]

“Discern is a stately word for a stately spiritual process. There is a gravitas to the word discern that decide just does not have. We can make quick decisions, but […]

When ECMN was discerning the 9th Bishop of Minnesota, it was clear there was a strong desire to reclaim our deep missional roots. Breck, Whipple, […]