The Cactus & The Cross Blog

While attending this summer’s ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering here in Phoenix, I was met by a group of hounds hanging out at the ELCA...

Leaders aren’t born, they’re grown. Yes, there are some people who seem to have native leadership skills, but I think it only looks that...

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...

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...

I returned from a wonderful family reunion in Pinetop to face that two long-time members of St. John’s had died: Donna Romanowski and...

"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...

I think every Christian leader (pastor, teachers, council member, committees, and so on), maybe every leader, should be open to hearing...

'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...

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...

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