Nurtured in Faith

It was 38 years ago on September 5, 1982 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott, Washington that I was ordained into a ministry of Word and Sacrament. It’s been a long, joyous and sometimes strange journey that has taken me throughout the United States to be a pastor, a shepherd of the flock as they say. When this day rolls around each year my thoughts are taken back to that tiny community, population under 400, my thoughts go back to the people of…

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Wonderfully Made

I recently posted on the Luther Heights Facebook page some wildflower photos I took around camp this summer. Gorgeous purple prairie shooting star in the meadow, pink and yellow columbine off a trail at Lake Alturas, and Indian paintbrush mixed in with other wildflower friends of yellows and purples. When I visited a friend in Glacier National Park in July, I was also amazed by all the wildflowers tucked among the rocks and grass, peaking out from snow patches and under trees. Thriving…

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