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This year is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s famous act of nailing his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg on October 31st. This act is considered by many as the beginning of the Reformation. For Lutherans, Martin…Read More→
The events of Charlottesville, VA that took place over last weekend were truly tragic and deplorable. One of the things that struck me was just how groundless and arbitrary the reasons were for white nationalists to gather for a rally….Read More→
What does a pastor do anyways? Ask ten pastors what a pastor is and you will get ten different definitions. Read ten different blog articles on what a pastors is and should be doing, and you will get ten different…Read More→
“Just call me Erik” I have never said these words out loud in the context of pastoral ministry. Sometime just before or during my childhood, there was a movement toward informality in the church. Many pastors stopped going by “Reverend…Read More→
Whether or not to raise your children with religion is a pretty controversial topic. Just google “choosing religion for your children” and you will find a host of articles explaining why choosing religion for children is a bad idea. In…Read More→
“People just aren’t committed like they used to be.” Sometime ago I came across a satirical article from the site BabylonBee – “After 12 Years Of Quarterly Church Attendance, Parents Shocked By Daughter’s Lack Of Faith.” The article humorously reveals…Read More→
Since that fateful early morning announcement on November 9 that Donald Trump had been elected president, I have felt like we have been living in the opening scenes of one of those movies. You know, the ones where oblivious and…Read More→
Advent is my favourite season in the Church calendar. In fact, I often start longing for Advent sometime in September. I get tired of the long season of Green or Ordinary Time. Usually by Thanksgiving, I’m ready for anything, but…Read More→
The ‘Millennials and Church’ thing has been written about to death in recent years. Theories about what millennials want in church range from the newest, flashiest, most technologically advanced thing, to the oldest, most artisanal traditions. If you are sick…Read More→