God Knows Where the Time Goes
What happened? It felt like high summer! And suddenly school was about to start, and then it was Labor Day and then the first day of...
What Could Be Possible?
I love the way this question leapfrogs over possible obstacles and supposed limitations to wonder about the future. It’s different than...
Anticipation
I have lived enough years to know there are at least two kinds of anticipation. There is the kind that is exciting and full of hope –...
Windows to the World
This week Sunday morning worship moves back into the sanctuary until next spring. We’ll still worship at 9:30, as we continue to share...
Connections
In 2016 St. Stephen’s hosted its first Empty Bowl Dinner. We made connections with local community centers, schools, and potters to...
It’s Coming: God’s Work, Our Hands 2023
On Sunday, September 10, right after worship, St. Stephen’s will participate in God’s Work, Our Hands, the ELCA’s annual day of service. ...
A Noisy World
We live in a noisy world. Sometimes the noise threatens to overwhelm us. The news cycle is constant. And the news cycle seems never to...
Peace on Earth
I marked the end of my first month at St. Stephen’s the same way I began: taking part in the First Friday Walk for Justice and Peace. I...
Change
Change happens all of the time. Perhaps not all of the time to any one person, but certainly, over the course of a lifetime, it will...
A Cup of Cold Water
As I have been finding my way around St Stephen’s, I’ve tried to spend a little bit of time on as many days as possible at the food...