Yesterday, a government lawyer argued in court that soap, toothbrush, beds and an appropriate sleeping environment was not necessary to fit the standard of a safe and sanitary place for immigrant children to be held. Today’s paper carries the story of an El Paso Texas detention center where children are being asked to take care […]
Fort Ridgely State Park, located along the Minnesota River, was not far from one of the churches that I served in rural Minnesota. There was an annual celebration at the park when three of the town churches would host an ecumenical worship service at the Fort’s amphitheater. The late 1980 and early 1990’s were dry […]
In Ed’s eyes, I could do no right. My vision of who I was and my role as a pastor was constantly in question. What I thought I knew before I met him, I quickly discovered I didn’t. Previous experience meant nothing to him. It was not, as he often reminded me, “This church’s way.” […]
My dad and his five brothers refused to eat cottage cheese. Their wives tricked them into eating the hated food by hiding it in fruit salads and assorted casseroles. As I grew older I began to wonder what it was about cottage cheese that made it a universally hated food in my dad’s family. My […]
People who have been in denial about the serious impact of Global Warming on the environment point to many different isolated events as their proof. The new faces of Climate Change deniers have decided, that “Yes, the climate may be changing, but people don’t have anything to do with it. It is simply a natural […]
I’m still trying to sort through the sermons and lectures I heard last week at the Festival of Homiletics, which was held in Minneapolis. This year’s topic was Moral Imagination. That made for a heavy week given the critical issues we are experiencing in our nation. Whether it is Climate Change or the moral authority […]
The family of Isaac and Rebecca make most of our families look good. The scripture tells us, *“When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. Isaac loved Esau, because he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.” […]
