by mtangen | Jul 26, 2022 | Pastor Chris
Hello, friends! Again, many thanks for the gift of sabbatical. It was just what the Spirit ordered for rest and renewal. And no small amount of fun and adventure to boot. I look forward to sharing pictures and stories and hearing from those of you who explored...
by mtangen | Jun 9, 2022 | Pastor Chris
GUEST BLOGGER Land Acknowledgement By Marilee Poe Tangen, Racial Justice Ministry Team Member You may have noticed the short land acknowledgement now found in our worship bulletin: We are on Dakota and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) land. We give thanks for their presence here...
by mtangen | May 5, 2022 | Pastor Chris
Friends, The main component of my sabbatical is to spend time with my primary relationships exploring what feeds them spiritually. Ted is most fed by the wilderness. I will go with him on my first trip to the BWCA! Eliot is our mystic. We will explore Scotland with...
by mtangen | Apr 27, 2022 | Pastor Chris
Siblings in Christ, I got up this morning for my walk and encountered sun, blue skies, no wind for the first time in too long. We saw cedar waxwings, a hawk trying to move an osprey away from her nest, a cardinal nearly glowing in the sunrise at the very top of a...
by mtangen | Mar 23, 2022 | Pastor Chris
Our backyard seems to be atilt. The snow melt runs northward, keeping the sidewalk slick with water during the day, ice if it freezes over night. Walking in from my car this weekend, I heard rushing water and traced it to the garage roof, snow melt making its way to...
by mtangen | Feb 22, 2022 | Pastor Chris
Full to the Brim. Four words we wouldn’t normally connect with the discipline and practices of Lent. Beginning with Ash Wednesday (this year on March 2), Lent is a holy, liturgical season of preparation for the coming of Holy Week. Traditionally a time of fasting and...
