Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 2

You never know how the Holy Spirit is going to shake things up.

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 1

"Prayfaithfully" is the prayer ministry website of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. I wrote the Daily Devotions for this week. Sunday, May 7, 2017 Text: John 20:11-18 “But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw … Continue reading Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 1

We Had Hoped

It wasn’t a long walk, even by today’s standards. And yet to the disciples, it was a walk that would have no end.

Fury and Control

We thought that if we were in control, we could make the world a better place, a place that better reflected our wants and values. Instead, we’re no better off than we were before, and we’re probably worse. I see what we’ve done to our world in our attempt to control it, and it infuriates me.

Very, Very Uncomfortable

Maundy Thursday Preached at Faith Lutheran Church in Three Lakes, WI. Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 116: 1-2, 12-19 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Back in 2003, I was part of a program out of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago for high schoolers who wanted to more intentionally delve into their faith. It was … Continue reading Very, Very Uncomfortable