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Love Invites
I’m kind of bummed at the decline of real paper-feel-in-your-hands-discover-in-your-mailbox invitations. They just seem special – like someone thought, “Oh I can’t wait to see this person!” as they...
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Hiding in the Balcony
The expanse of the balcony looked totally empty as it should be until a movement far away caught my eye. A young woman with long blond hair had been sitting alone, her hair hiding her face. She got up...
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The Dirty Little Secret of Suburbia
Last week I was looking for something in our storage room – the one that my delightfully OCD husband keeps in tip-top shape. It is not musty, or damp, or basement-y so I go there. But the other day, as...
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When the Church Leaves the Building
Yesterday I had the chance to climb to the top of this dome for the third time in my life. St. Paul’s Cahedral has been standing in one form or another on this spot since 604. It was rebuilt after the...
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Who and Whose is Your Church?
You can just barely see me in the second row of this picture, taken at church yesterday. We celebrated the 60th anniversary of when believers first gathered on this corner of Minnesota in the midst of...
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Jesus Outside the Lines
At our church (CPC) we’ve been in a great season of exploring how Jesus stepped outside the lines of his culture in order to love others well. It has been a rich and challenging study, so I thought I’d...
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Give me a Break… From Church
In the summertime, attendance at our church in Minneapolis decreases by about 40%. Yikes! We totally get it. Minnesotans have made it through another long, cold winter and want to spend every minute...
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Missing Church
When I was growing up in the “Leave it to Beaver Cleaver family” we never missed church. Really. I’m sure we must have had one week when someone was sick, but I honestly don’t remember it. “Going to...
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Perspectives from a Baton Pass, Part 2
A few weeks ago on a Thursday night I sat in the sanctuary of our church, alone, replaying many holy moments I’ve experienced there. I cried tears of both gratitude and sadness at leaving. I prayed,...
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Soul Food and Church
This is a little bit different type of “Soul Food” post today with some questions I’d REALLY love to hear your feedback on, so be sure to scroll to the bottom. One of the best and worst things about...
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When Sacred Rituals Become Empty Routines
It was a quintessential November morning – steely skies hanging over bare branched trees and brown fields resting for the winter. John and I started out driving east towards Wisconsin on 494, heading...
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Soul Food Across Time Zones
I do NOT want to sound like a whiny baby. I am acutely aware of our tremendous blessings as we continue this adventure of cross-cultural ministry in Switzerland! But I also need to be honest. It’s...
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An Abundance of Soul Food for a Time Such as This
Here in Minnesota our governor has just extended our “lock down” til May (something new), and snow is predicted on Easter (something old). It’s an understatement to say that this Easter will be...
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