The Cost of Discipleship in US Dollars
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. 2 Corinthians,...
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The Cactus & The Cross Blog
Itās All in the Chlorophyll
The Palo Verde tree grows best in the desert heat, where others may think no life might thrive. God does a new thing!
Holy Humor in the Midst of Fear
When I was enrolled at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (Now United Lutheran Seminary), one of the requirements was to...
Happy Christmas! Now What?
This past October I was privileged to sit through a workshop lead by our very own Pastor Lowell Nelson, a member of St. Johnās, who was...
Waiting: An Advent Reflection
At my seminary graduation I felt like an all-star. As I looked back at the growth I experienced thinking of my first seminary class being...
What Does It Mean Exactly to Proclaim, Celebrate, & Serve?
Picture this friends, You are in Frys wearing your yellow āGodās Work, Our Handsā t-shirt and you see a fellow shopper reading your...
Who Let the Dog In?
While attending this summerās ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering here in Phoenix, I was met by a group of hounds hanging out at the ELCA...
God's Work. Our Hands. Every Day.
You may have seen St. John's members wearing bright yellow shirts around campus that say "God's work. Our Hands." at worship, at the West...
God's Work. Our Hands. Every Day.
You may have seen St. John's members wearing bright yellow shirts around campus that say "God's work. Our Hands." at worship, at the West...
Jesus Camp on the Mountaintop
"Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was...
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