April 17, 2019
IF:Gathering 2019
I don’t have time for God. Yes, I said it out loud. I feel horrible and ashamed writing that statement. But God already knows my heart and how I feel sometimes; I cannot hide. He...
April 05, 2019
Never Pray for Patience
“You should never pray for patience,” a good friend once told me, “because if you do, God will really give you something to be patient for. This was meant half-jokingly, of course, and has since...
March 27, 2019
Sometimes I Feel Nothing
It’s not uncommon for me to get emotional while leading a song or sharing something from my heart during our worship services at Mercy Commons. Music has always been a primary mode of expression for...
March 19, 2019
A Challenge for Lent: The Gospel of John
In the days before Easter it is often spiritually helpful to engage in various spiritual exercises to help us draw nearer to Jesus and consider all that he has done for us. The cross and...
October 24, 2018
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
It was a gorgeous sunny autumn day. The fallen leaves from the neighborhood’s mature trees were adding up. Yards and sidewalks were transformed from green and grey into a collage of autumn colors. It was...
July 11, 2018
Can’t Rain on Our Parade
Our annual 4th of July celebration came off a little differently this year. Every year, the church sets up two huge bounce houses on the front lawn, a prime spot on the Edina 4th of...
May 15, 2018
Come to Family Camp, Y’all!
I grip the rope tightly, close my eyes and jump. I feel a swoosh of air, my stomach drops and then I splash into the water. I lift my hands up high and sing as...
March 28, 2018
Loving the Church
It’s the first day of Church History 101. I choose a seat on the left side of the classroom in the middle. Dr. John Thompson enters the room and begins the semester with a question,...
February 05, 2018
Kenyon College Chamber Singers Concert at Mercy Commons
Going into my first year at Kenyon College, there was really only one thing I was sure I wanted to do: join the Chamber Singers. As many of you from church may know, I’ve grown...
January 19, 2018
Tanzania Wisdom Tour
On February 12th, I will be traveling with my Dad (Larry) to Tanzania for two weeks. This will be my fourth trip and his first. This trip comes out of our church’s relationship with COSAD...