Why I Have Hope
It feels like I’ve been seeing more and more articles about the decline of the Christian church lately. The Atlantic just published an...
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A Message from the Pastor
christunitedpastor
- Jul 6
- 2 min
What Pride Means to Me
LGBTQIA+ Pride month is now behind us (yes I know I’m late in getting my LGBTQIA+ Pride month post out - but better late than never,...
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christunitedpastor
- Jun 1
- 2 min
The Festival of Homiletics for a Weary Soul
I attended the Festival of Homiletics a few weeks ago in need of a pick-me-up. The last few months had been busy with a lot happening,...
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christunitedpastor
- Apr 20
- 3 min
On Grief
During my second semester of seminary, I took a class called “Caring for the Dying and Bereaved.” During our first class, our professor...
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christunitedpastor
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Meditative Worship
I’ve had the idea for meditative worship for a few years now. I can see, now looking back at some of my pastor’s messages here at Christ...
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christunitedpastor
- Jan 19
- 2 min
The Church of the Future is Focused on Jesus
During the final year of seminary for Lutherans, there is a final panel of church leaders (both pastors and other leaders) that you go...
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christunitedpastor
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
The Church of the Future is Unified in Diversity
Being “unified in diversity” seems like an oxymoron. Being “unified” means we are all the same, right? Diversity means we are all...
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Christ United
- Nov 3, 2022
- 4 min
The Church of the Future Does Hybrid Worship
We’ve all heard of the various labels for the generations: The Greatest Generation, The Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Gen X,...
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Christ United
- Oct 6, 2022
- 2 min
On Being a Pastor for 3 Years
I have now been a pastor for 3 years. I was ordained a pastor on Friday, September 6, 2019. I still vividly remember that evening. I felt...
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Christ United
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
God Running Wild
At the 3 day retreat I took by myself a few weeks ago, there was a section of the retreat property called “The Path of Many Faiths.”...
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Christ United
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
My thoughts as I think about the future - Part 2
During my first year of seminary I remember having lunch with one of my professors. Somehow we got on the topic of the Holy Spirit. I...
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Christ United
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
My thoughts as I think about the future
As I think about the future of Christ United, I think back on articles I have read over the last few years. In a paper I wrote at the end...
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Christ United
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Power of Stories
We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the...
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