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Tag Archives: church life
Beers, Hymns, Community Together
Last night we hosted our first Beers and Hymns at Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City. This was by no means an original idea as other churches and bodies have done this in various places across the country and even … Continue reading →
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Tagged advent, Advent Lutheran Church, authenticity, beers and hymns, Church, church life, Community, what is the church
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A Week in this Life
Recently, Clint Schnekloth posted the challenge to clergy colleagues to blog their week. I decided that this week would be just as good as any to document and think about what goes on in this vocation as well as in … Continue reading →
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Tagged advent, Advent Lutheran Church, church life, jetty rae, life, pastor
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We wait with hope
Fractured. Broken. Unfair. Painful. Sad. Depressed. Isolated. Lonely. The above are just some of the words that have been spoken to me in the last week by people I … Continue reading →
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Tagged advent, Advent Lutheran Church, being carried, Church, church life, Community, hope, Not alone, theological rambling, waiting
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belong
We need to belong. Sure, on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs it is not at the top of the list or at the bottom as one of the most fundamental needs we have- but we need to belong. One of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged all are welcome, alone, authenticity, Church, church life, Community, life, Not alone, what is the church
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Church: Time to Wake Up!
Church, do we have a problem? Or rather, people- does the church have a problem? I recently was blessed to be able to attend a retreat for the Deans in our Synod with the bishop and his staff. I found … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advent Lutheran Church, Church, church life, Community, ELCA, wakeupchurch, what is the church
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Unexpected Moments of Grace
Today was a day full of grace upon grace. Looking back now, it is easy for me to see it but in the moments of the day it was anything but grace-filled from my position and perception. The reality is- … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advent Lutheran Church, call, Church, church life, grace, pastor, vocation and call
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Dust…it’s all dust
“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return” Dust, it’s all dust. I have been reciting the words above pretty much nonstop in my head since yesterday morning. I heard that a young man about my age whose … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advent Lutheran Church, being carried, church life, Community, dust, life, Not alone, theological rambling
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This is my body
When we celebrate communion the following words or something like them are usually said, “In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to his disciples saying take and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advent Lutheran Church, all are welcome, authenticity, Church, church life, communion, Community, ELCA
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The Post Easter Reality
The vision fades; the Easter joy is past; Again in dull drab paths our lot is cast. The heavens no longer sing. The war clouds lower. O Lord, where are you in your risen power? The calm voice speaks – it answers all I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Church, church life, life, post easter, theological rambling
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Leave it at the Tomb
Advent’s Good Friday Tenebrae service concluded not too long ago and I am sitting in my office as a few folks linger in the warm embrace of the sanctuary reflecting upon a service which walked through the last moments of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advent Lutheran Church, Church, church life, Community, Good Friday, hope, Jesus, journey towards easter, Lent, life, theological rambling, Worship
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Ephphatha 