A Partnership Dies Too Soon

Today, the sixteen-year partnership between Trinity Lutheran Seminary and Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary came to an end when the Board of Directors of the Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation voted unanimously to terminate the ecumenical relationship between the seminaries and move all of BSSF's operations back to Chicago. BSSF says it's for the best. Trinity hasn't … Continue reading A Partnership Dies Too Soon

An Advent Devotional

A few months ago, I was asked to write a devotion for the Trinity Lutheran Seminary Alumni Devotions. I was assigned December 20, and based my devotion on Galatians 4:1-7. You can find the entire devotion series here on Trinity's website. But when the fullness of time had come, God send his Son, born of … Continue reading An Advent Devotional

Is it right for you to be angry?

I wrote and performed this piece as part of Trinity Lutheran Seminary's Second Annual Summer Seminary Sampler Gospel Slam. Gospel Slam is based on poetry slams. TLS set the model for doing poetry slams in partnership with the Academy of Preachers, an ecumenical organization that lifts up and encourages young preachers. Each performance this year … Continue reading Is it right for you to be angry?

Summer Seminary Sampler in Review: Session 2, Week 2

Trinity Lutheran Seminary’s Summer Seminary Sampler program brings high school youth to the seminary for three weeks during the summer and immerses them in service, introduces them to theological education, and connects them with mentors in the community. Read about Week 1 here. Sunday Morning Worship: The Samplarians visited Lord of Life Lutheran Church, where … Continue reading Summer Seminary Sampler in Review: Session 2, Week 2

Summer Seminary Sampler in Review: Session 2, Week 1

Trinity Lutheran Seminary’s Summer Seminary Sampler program brings high school youth to the seminary for three weeks during the summer and immerses them in service, introduces them to theological education, and connects them with mentors in the community.This week, Session 2 began with a new group of high schoolers.Mid-Ohio Workers Association: The new Samplarians began … Continue reading Summer Seminary Sampler in Review: Session 2, Week 1