Tuesday 17 November 2015
As the seasons change in Minnesota, I am keenly aware that winter brings even greater risks to the many refugees and migrants on the move in the Middle East and…
Read PostWednesday 04 November 2015
This fall I spent a week in Guatemala. An hour before the plane landed we were handed forms to fill out for screening at customs as we entered the country….
Read PostMonday 12 October 2015
Bishop’s Theological Conference 2015I Kings 19:1-8“More In Store For Us” Grace and peace to you from God the Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN. She posts on Facebook…
Read PostTuesday 08 September 2015
As part of a synod-wide visioning process, about 150 people attended sessions held at six congregations in July and August. Trinity, Lindstrom; Redeemer, White Bear Lake; Augustana, West Saint Paul;…
Read PostMonday 03 August 2015
In a pastoral message a few days after the killing of nine members of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, I urged all of us in this synod to engage in…
Read PostFriday 17 July 2015
Mark 2:1-11 Grace and peace to you from God the Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN. Picture in your mind three or four of your best friends. Maybe…
Read PostSaturday 27 June 2015
Revelation 21:1-5, 22:1-2 Grace and peace to you from God the Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN. We made it. You don’t just stop by Holden Village. Whether…
Read PostFriday 19 June 2015
Hate divides; love unites. That was the word shared by a colleague in Charleston last evening. Across this synod we are deeply saddened by the killing of nine persons at…
Read PostSaturday 18 April 2015
On Saturday, April 18, 2015, Bishop Patricia Lull was invited to give an address at an Ecumenical Prayer Service at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Saint Paul, MN. This prayer service…
Read PostSaturday 28 February 2015
Mark 10:46-52 Grace and peace to you from God the Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN. He made do with what he had. It wasn’t much. Every day…
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