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
Last Sunday, Pastor Dan Poffenberger shared a thought provoking message grounded in and tied to Luke 5:33-39. He built particularly off of the ideas of “new and old wine skins” found in verses 37-38. Based on this, Dan outlined a few of the values and mission understanding that Trinity Lutheran (the congregation he serves) claims and uses: “Love, Transform, Serve.” I am not going to add much … Continue reading Love, Transform, Serve
An idea struck me earlier this week- perhaps it would be fun to share a post for graduates, or soon to be graduates. Since I have a special connection with many in the graduating class from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota this year, my thoughts are going to be directed to them. But perhaps these would be appropriate to other graduates? If there is … Continue reading To the soon to be commenced…
Happy Tuesday everyone! Tuesday here on the blog means it is time to share some of what I have found interesting and thought-provoking this past week with all of you. This week’s topic categories include: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation and Miscellaneous. You may notice that there is a … Continue reading This Week’s Links
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
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
“Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Have you ever seriously pondered this question? It is an important and provocative question. It opens eyes and hearts. It can also make one feel very uncomfortable at times to have to contemplate it. (But that goes hand-in-hand with the general topic of death.) But, it is important to wrestle with it. This question, “Why do … Continue reading Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Tuesday means that it is time to share some of what I have seen, read, and found interesting and thought provoking in the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation and Miscellaneous. I entrust these links to you now and hope that you enjoy them. … Continue reading This Week’s Links
As the rain falls and pours outside, it’s hard not to be a little nostalgic for the Pacific Northwest. Even as it rains, and its unseasonably cold here, its hard not to be grateful for today and the opportunities it brings. Last week I was reminded what gratitude can look like in different ways. First, as I mentioned previously, it was my wife Allison’s birthday. … Continue reading Gratitude and Gifts
I don’t usually write family related posts on my blog, so it is very rare that they come two posts, right after one another. But I think you will enjoy or at least appreciate today’s post. Today, it is my amazing and wonderful wife Allison‘s birthday. In the spirit and theme of this blog, here is a quick look at how I see Allison as … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Allison- A leader, neighbor lover, and church and ministry doer
Timothy Siburg 