This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that it is time to share some links to things I have found interesting, head-scratching or thought-provoking over the past week. As always, I break up the links into categories. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. I hope … Continue reading This Week’s Links

Memorial Day Reflections

Gracious and holy God, lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth. Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust. Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace. Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. I felt like offering a prayer was the best place, and perhaps only place … Continue reading Memorial Day Reflections

Thank You to Dan Lewis

Last month, Dan Lewis, anchor at KOMO TV in Seattle, announced that he would be retiring from the anchor desk in about a month’s time. Unfortunately, that day has come today. Dan Lewis KOMO has literally been the anchor at KOMO in Seattle my entire life. I grew up watching the news, learning and listening to him and Kathi Goertzen KOMO, as well as Steve Pool and Eric … Continue reading Thank You to Dan Lewis

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that it is time to share some of what I have come across, read, and found interesting in the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. I entrust them to you now and hope you enjoy them and find … Continue reading This Week’s Links

Stewardship is Emotional (aka- Talking and thinking about money is emotional)

Stewardship can be emotional. I have written a couple things about stewardship over the last few months, including some challenges related to it and being able to navigate those challenges. Today it occurred to me though that I haven’t really mentioned the emotional piece around stewardship. Why is it so emotional? Let’s take a step back. Perhaps you have figured this out by now- one … Continue reading Stewardship is Emotional (aka- Talking and thinking about money is emotional)

LVC and Love- A guest post by Tamara Siburg

I would like to introduce someone very special to you all, my sister Tamara Siburg. I asked Tamara recently to share some thoughts and perspectives about her year serving in Lutheran Volunteer Corps.  I will allow her to introduce herself more below, but would like to add that I thought it would be a great post on this blog if she shared thoughts about her … Continue reading LVC and Love- A guest post by Tamara Siburg

Happy Mother’s Day!

To all mothers out there, Happy Mother’s Day! Today, I give thanks especially for my mom, my mother-in-law, and my grandmothers. I have been blessed especially because of my mom, but because of all of these wonderful women. They continue to be my cheerleaders- loving and supporting me, and when needed, challenging me. They always know though (and most importantly I believe) how to love … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!

Transitions and Community

A couple days ago I wrote some more about transitions.  Out of that conversation and a request for input on what to write my next post about, my friend and soon to be pastor, Rebecca Sullivan asked me to “continue thinking about transitions and finding community.” So out of that request comes what follows. I think it also hearkens back to other community pondering posts … Continue reading Transitions and Community

Transitions, Transitions, Transitions

My friend Carrie Gubsch asked me to write a post about transitions today because her husband Tyler and her are about to embark on a number of them. I decided to oblige, so in thinking about the last few transitions I have gone through, I have come up with a few points which have either helped me or would have been helpful to know in … Continue reading Transitions, Transitions, Transitions

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that its time to share some of what I have seen, read, and found interesting and thought provoking with you over the past week. This week’s topic categories include: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy these and I entrust them to you now. … Continue reading This Week’s Links