Category: Musings

One Minister’s Musings April 7, 2011 Monday of the trip: I was walking back from an afternoon of interacting with school children and learning from the leadership of Santa Emilia about their vision for education in the village. My brain was busy sorting through the ideas shared, the enthusiasm of a poor community about the…

One Minister’s Musings March 30, 2011 Returning from Nicaragua – What a difference! Seven people from St. Andrew’s Lutheran Campus Center returned from Nicaragua this week after spending eight days with the community of Santa Emilia, a small village next to a coffee farm in the mountains of the country. As we returned, many have…

One Minister’s Musings Springing into Action: God’s Work. Our Hands. Seven people from St. Andrew’s Church/Lutheran Campus Center leave on Friday for Nicaragua for a Global Exchange Trip. We are eager and excited to go. We are bringing several bags of school and dental care supplies with us, which have been gathered by the community…

One Minister’s Musings An official wondering about “un- official.” This is only my second year as pastor at St. Andrew’s and I’m still learning about “unofficial,” a day to observe St. Patrick’s Day before St. Patrick’s Day. It is an official day to play, and in playing, the over consumption and abuse of alcohol by…

Minister’s Musings January 24, 2011 What is your location? How does it affect how you read scripture? While in seminary, I was often asked,  “Describe your location.”  I wanted to turn on my GPS and give a geological position and perhaps respond, “I’m standing on the corner of Chalmers and Wright. However, within theological conversation…