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From Death Into Life Jesus called the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become...

Got one of those 'question' emails (you know, 1. what's your name; 2. what's your favorite food...) from my mother. Here...

Preaching Text: Mark 9.2-9 Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James & John O Morning Star, how fair and bright, You shine with...

Real Live Preacher always has interesting things to say about the church - sometimes he says it in other places than his weblog . I read t...

So many of us are hiding so much. We're like ducks on a pond - calm and unfuffled above water, paddling like the dickens underneath. (...

Dear Scott & Kristin, B & D I'm NOt quite sure if I can read through the subtle messages underlying your e-mails. I don't ...

$cott & Kri$tin, Thank you for your kind note. We value our friend$hip as well with you both. However, if you are looking for any con...

Deare$t friend$, Thi$ is ju$t a $hort me$$age to all of you from the frozen north, where we are $truggling to $urvive the colde$t February ...

Preaching Text: Mark 2.1-12 - Jesus heals a paralyzed man. In first century Capernaum, the rooftop of a house was an important thing to ha...

This was just too funny not to post here. Consider it more evidence that I am as guilty of prejudice as any other person. The quilters are...

Preaching Text: II Kings 5.1-19 At the funeral for Coretta Scott King this past week, President Bill Clinton remarked, “I don’t want us to...

I shared in an earlier post that I've been listening to Stephen King's Bag of Bones while I train for the marathon. Well, I was. Go...

So I made a slight 'oops' this morning - went above and beyond the call of duty and ran five miles on the treadmill when I should ha...

I forgot to mention that last week we finally cut off our cable television. We had made this one of our resolutions this year, that after t...

Week one is officially under my belt today. Ran 19 miles last week on the treadmill and even today I can tell a difference in myself. Toda...

Preaching Text: Mark 1.29-39 Imagine a steamy summer morning at a church camp in Ashland , Nebraska . A pastor has faithfully gathered ...

Saturday, 4 February will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor & theologian who was martyred by...

I just finished teaching Confirmation not so long ago - about 20 minutes, to be exact. I'm pooped. Spent. Drained. Running on fumes....

Just 4 miles on the treadmill last night, and today is a rest day. Good thing, too - I've been off running long enough that my toes ...

So, the big news is this: today I ran my first workout in preparation for the Fargo Marathon on May 20th. Pray for me! Today was actually...