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tangled up in grace: November 2014
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Tangled up in grace. Saturday, November 29, 2014. There will be cake. Mom, when will be your birthday party? Well, my birthday was a month ago. I went on a date with Daddy. That was my party. Oh But what about cake? Thank God for Uncle Bror's birthday just a few days later. Thank God for sprinkles. Mohammad has been coming to the Lyndale Community Dinner for months now. He's originally from Egypt - professional, wise, highly educated - and doing his best to socialize in English so he can become more ...
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tangled up in grace: anoint.
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Tangled up in grace. Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Last Sunday we blessed and sent a couple from Zion off to Canada for pastoral internship. We made them promises and prayed and anointed their foreheads with oil. After worship, three more came and asked to be marked with the sign of the cross. They carried grief, regrets, enthusiasm, and nervous energy. They asked to be marked because of these things. In front of my name. It is lovely, transforming work. There is great power and privilege in my roles and words...
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tangled up in grace: March 2015
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Tangled up in grace. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Jesus, Bread of Life,. You offer yourself as bread and wine to the disciples. You make God suddenly physical and familiar. To our most intimate senses. You urge rituals that infect. Our memories and motor skills. With signs of your love and life. 8220;Do this to remember me.”. What is it like to empty yourself? How does it feel to be broken and poured out. For the sake of us? We take and eat and drink because you tell us to. We are broken and poured out.
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tangled up in grace: chapters.
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Tangled up in grace. Monday, August 3, 2015. I was describing my hopes and dreams for Zion's future to an older colleague the other day when he interrupted. "Have you ever thought about interim ministry? Every day, actually. I think more plain ol' pastors should view what they do as interim ministry. Some of us are on a shoestring and a prayer. Some churches pay their pastors below synod guidelines. Some are accepting part-time calls even though they long to work full time. And so we make 1-3 year plans&...
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tangled up in grace: February 2015
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Tangled up in grace. Monday, February 23, 2015. When people ask about the demographics of my church, their first question is often about young families. Many associate health and growth in a congregation with how many young family units attend worship, give financially, and participate in family program ministries. Matt told me that he finally sang all four verses of a hymn last week. What do you mean "finally"? So here's how I understand my call to welcome and serve "young families" at Zion:. I will tel...
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tangled up in grace: June 2014
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Tangled up in grace. Sunday, June 29, 2014. If Zion had a summer day camp, it would be really lame. Three kids would come and it's hard to play Ships Across the Ocean with three kids. So thank God Zion doesn't do summer day camp alone. Instead, we come together with 9 other congregations - an ecumenical hodge podge that gathers in kids and volunteers from all over south Minneapolis and beyond. It's a beautiful thing to see these kids from small churches create something big together. Just a triangle....
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Skip to main content. Interview with Brad Bourn. Nicollet Open Streets is Back! Nicollet Open Streets returns on Sunday, September 20th! On that day Nicollet Avenue will be closed to motorized transportation from 11 AM to 5 PM and from Lake Street to 46th street. Nicollet Open Streets is a celebration for our community, with activities, music, food, and more! Get Involved in this Year’s Nicollet Open Streets. The Return of the Curiosities of Lyndale. In 2013 the Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) and...
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tangled up in grace: sisters and butterflies.
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Tangled up in grace. Tuesday, June 9, 2015. It has been a difficult 18 months - since Beverly moved into a care center. Darlene has grown both weary and resilient through these daily treks back and forth. Like many caregivers, she has poured her whole self into this bedside role and seeing Bev decline this week has been a mixed bag of dread and relief. You can carry all of this stuff in there. You can own that space next to Tove, even though you feel like a visitor. You are doing the best you can. When B...
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tangled up in grace: September 2014
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Tangled up in grace. Sunday, September 14, 2014. I don't think pastors mean to hyper-function in the fall, but we do. It spills over into programming and ambition that demands the attention of everyone in the pews and on the mailing list: Rally Day! Every summer I mean to avoid this sprint into autumn…and every September I realize I'm already 50 meters in. What if parents have the option to hang out during it? What if older kids help and neighbor kids wander in? After three years of polka on Rally Day, w...
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