Christ United
On Being a Pastor for 5 Years
At the beginning of August, the Lutheran synod hosted a river cruise celebration. Part of the celebration was for pastors who had...
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A Message from the Pastor
Christ United
- Aug 1
- 3 min
What Church Means to Me
I have fond memories of going to church as a kid. I remember singing “Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so” in Sunday...
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Christ United
- Jul 3
- 3 min
What if the next big thing… is a million little things
We’ve been trying a lot of new things here at Christ United over the past 2 years. Offering a new form of worship with Meditative...
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Christ United
- May 30
- 3 min
Asking the Right Question
I feel like the question on many Christian’s minds, including my own, has been something along the lines of, “What are we doing wrong?”...
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Christ United
- Apr 25
- 2 min
What I See
On May 9 I’ll have been at Christ United for 2 years. I’ve heard it said that when you’re anxious and your mind is racing thinking about...
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Christ United
- Mar 21
- 4 min
I'm Writing About Money so it Must be Budget Time
It can often seem that the principle of the separation of church and state also applies to church and money: just like churches aren’t...
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christunitedpastor
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Sin, Confession and Forgiveness
For the season of Lent starting this Sunday, February 18, we will be adding what is commonly called a “Confession and Forgiveness” to the...
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christunitedpastor
- Feb 1
- 3 min
A (Almost) Year of Meditative Worship
“Relax your muscles at the top of your head…. Relax your jaw…. Now relax your….” As the beginning of the Meditative Worship continues,...
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Christ United
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
Small But Mighty
I once heard the story of a small mountain church: One bitter cold Sunday, an old farmer trudged for miles through a blizzard to reach...
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christunitedpastor
- Oct 19, 2023
- 4 min
On Being a Pastor for 4 Years
I have now been a pastor for 4 years. This 4 year mark feels different than other year marks. The ‘newness’ of ordained ministry has worn...
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christunitedpastor
- Aug 31, 2023
- 3 min
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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christunitedpastor
- Jul 6, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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