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The Cactus & The Cross Blog


Summer in the City
'for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was...


On the Road Again
Since being called to serve St. John’s as your Associate Pastor for Outreach in February 2023, my three-month focus has been on building...


Facing Idols
The prophet Daniel was probably a teenager when he was taken from his home in Jerusalem to Babylon, about 400 years before Jesus was...


Service, Community, & God’s Love
Before I graduated from United Lutheran Seminary in 2018, I thought it was a good idea to drive a Uhaul with all my belongings, minus one...


What is Essential?
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) We’re living in a time of human history when things we thought...


Greetings from Pastor Dan Potaznick
Greetings from now Pastor Dan, your new called AND ordained Associate Pastor for Outreach! I want to take a moment to thank you all for...


Hope not Despair in the Face of Decline and Death
Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! This is not a cry of naïve optimism, but hope founded on the reality of Christ’s...
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