The Cactus & The Cross Blog

“Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia!” Christians have greeted each other with those words for thousands of years and in...

When I was enrolled at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (Now United Lutheran Seminary), one of the requirements was to...

Lent is 40 days long (not counting Sundays, because every Sunday is a celebration of the resurrection). It is 40 days because Jesus was...

I am not one to watch award shows. It seems there is an award show every week with the Emmys, Oscars, CMAs, AMAs, BAFTAs, Tony’s…. you...

I recently took a webinar entitled “Nonprofit Megatrends”. This informative lesson was taught by Suzanne Smith, MBA, from Social Impact...

Ash Wednesday is on February 14th this year—Valentine’s Day. While some may think it strange to celebrate romantic love on the same day...

This past October I was privileged to sit through a workshop lead by our very own Pastor Lowell Nelson, a member of St. John’s, who was...

Have you ever had your phone working but not quite right, dropping calls and apps suddenly closing? Sometimes the best thing is to reset...

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...

Advent and Christmas are natural times to talk about peace. Jesus is, after all, the Prince of Peace (Isa 9:6)! At his birth, the angels...