The Pursuit of Less Kids have a thing at school. Van needs to go to this repair shop, no wait, now that repair shop. Zoom meeting that runs a little long. Call from a family member. To do list. Exercise? Online distraction. Change in plans. Lunch may have to wait. Fantasies about that thing that you actually wanted to…
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Halloween in the Rear View This past weekend was Halloween weekend. This holiday has had an interesting history with the Christian Church. While the origins of the holiday seem to be mostly Christian in nature, there have been grace concerns over the celebrations in our history. Depending on who you listen to, traditions like dressing up in costumes or going…
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Membership and fingers This coming Sunday at University Lutheran, we’re going to be installing new members. These are folks that have been with us for different amounts of time, but definitely since our last new member celebration. The way it normally happens is that I notice that someone has been coming to worship pretty regularly. When I notice…
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Determination One Wednesday a month, my daughters’ school hosts this thing called “All Pro Dads”. When we get together, we talk about something that I would call a “virtue”. In the past we have talked about compassion, resilience, consistency, and other things. Today we talked about “Determination”. As we talked about this virtue, I started to…
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Christ or mas? We all piled into the van. We pulled out of the driveway and someone asked if the radio could be turned on. The van is almost always set at 88.1, the Christian music station, partially because it’s just simpler not having to worry about having to explain Sabrina Carpenter’s lyrics to the kids. The radio…
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