Wednesday 15 September 2021
The Saint Paul Area Synod held its 2021 Honorees Gathering on Sept. 13 at Shepherd of the Valley, Apple Valley, to celebrate milestone anniversaries of pastors, deacons and congregations as…
Read PostThursday 03 June 2021
It’s no secret that the COVID pandemic created or exacerbated isolation, and emphasized the importance of mental health. We weren’t able to gather, which made it difficult to feel connected…
Read PostWednesday 05 May 2021
Christ on Capitol Hill was grateful to receive a Mental Health Mini-Grant from the ELCA through the Saint Paul Area Synod to reflect on how we as a community build…
Read PostWednesday 14 April 2021
King of Kings Lutheran Church in Woodbury didn’t let a pandemic stop their members from experiencing the benefits of a mission trip. Last fall, they offered a virtual mission trip…
Read PostFriday 09 April 2021
Over the past few months, our church, St. Anthony Park Lutheran, has been addressing the topic of ambiguous loss. We have had an online series of speakers to address this…
Read PostFriday 02 April 2021
When the shutdown here in Minnesota happened last March and everyone was asked to stay home, I remember feeling anxious and worried. Our pastoral team decided, as we shut down…
Read PostTuesday 09 March 2021
Literature is a gift from God that engages us in perspectives and stories beyond our own, engaging all of our senses and emotions. As the great literary artist F. Scott Fitzgerald…
Read PostThursday 25 February 2021
Like everyone, this fall was by far the most bizarre and tragic and challenging of my years in ministry. It also might have been the most biblical. One of…
Read PostSunday 12 July 2020
Each year, the Saint Paul Area Synod provides financial support for a variety of synod partnership ministries. One of those is Lutheran Campus Ministry – Twin Cities, which serves students…
Read PostSunday 14 June 2020
The Rev. Justin Grimm originally published this message on July 11, 2016, on his personal blog following the death of Philando Castile. He shared it again publicly last week on…
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