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“How are you?” “I’m not okay.” This was not the response Lisa was expecting, so all she could come up with was “Oh my.” Most people...

“Hey Joe – How ya doin’ – you doin’ good- right? Hi Nancy- You’re okay – uh?” This was how the group leader greeted folks as they came...

Jesus was not resuscitated to pick up his old life where he left off. He was resurrected to new life. Resurrection is not resuscitation....

I almost wrote a blog about our second anniversary of COVID-19 restrictions. Almost. Something about how we’ve had two years of shelter...

Can we talk about repentance and Christian nationalism? I’m not an authority on any of this, but I’m part of it, and Lent seems like a...

A school district superintendent is teaching 8th grade Social Studies because the regular teacher has COVID-19 and there’s a shortage of...

True Confession: I love fruitcake. Not the kind that can be bought at the grocery store, nor the kind that can be made from what can be...

My kids have grown up, their bedrooms have not. So – my project – one room at a time – is to “adult” their old rooms. I’m not talking a...

“See I am doing a new thing, now it springs forth. Do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19. In my old position I facilitated change...

I always wanted to be mistaken for normal. I was born with several birth defects. Surgeries have allowed me to function with only...

Technology has changed us. Or at least most of us. In his book Grace and Gigabytes, Ryan Panzer points out that technology has changed...

As the COVID-19 vaccine comes into wide use and we can open our doors again, we have a choice: do we spend our energy resuscitating old...

Resurrection requires death. As we prepare for Easter by remembering Jesus' suffering and death, I’m preparing for new life by confessing...

Bonus Blog from Pastor Scott Peterson - adding to the conversation on American Exceptionalism that Pastor Brenda Bos started in the...

On the eve of jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin, ex Minneapolis police officer, I share some thoughts on the White Christian...

Instead of using the phrase “Christian Nationalism”, I’d like to enter into this conversation by talking about American Exceptionalism. I...

Can we talk about repentance and Christian nationalism? I’m not an authority on any of this, but I’m part of it, and Lent seems like a...

This may be one of the better lines in my interview with Pastor Eric Shafer for Hope Matters. But that is how resurrection works –...

Twenty-seven years ago, on the day after Christmas, my son was born. Suddenly there was no more peaceful staring at the Christmas tree...

Christmas will be different this year. Families won’t be able to gather in the way they are used to. Christmas Eve worship, even if it’s...