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...
January 02, 2018
Let’s Talk Now
Sometimes when I go to my doctor, I’m afraid she will say that I’m wasting her time, like my presenting condition is obviously not a big deal and needs to be treated with rest and...
December 18, 2017
Christmas Traditions
Our family loves traditions. Okay, maybe it’s mostly that I LOVE traditions, but I think my love is rubbing off on them! There are lots of events that come around year after year – all...
December 04, 2017
Actively Waiting
This time of year is steeped in traditions. Each day in December, we’re surrounded by traditions and the nostalgia that comes with them: the perennial holiday specials on TV, the annual parades and neighborhood festivals,...
November 26, 2017
I’m Not the Hero
A couple of weeks ago, we had a church service with some extra songs and written prayers. One of the prayers was focused on repentance and remembering to orient our lives towards God. And during...