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Nearly every year since I’ve been on staff at St. Paul, the annual Golden Agers event, a worship celebration for members of the congregation 75 years and older, has seen rain clouds. This year, the rain held off until nearly every guest had left. But…
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On my shelf I have a fascinating book with the title, Descriptionary. I’ve come to appreciate it more and more as I’ve grown older, since it’s designed to help people find things for which they can’t quite come up with the word. If I can’t rem…
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I walked into a boutique store the other day – the kind that sells things I’m pretty sure I don’t need, but that make for pleasant gifts. Fancily wrapped soaps. Scented candles. Dried flower arrangements. You know the kind of place. Men don’t hang ou…
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Each time I drive home from church, my path takes me past Brady Street Stadium. Nearly every day, there’s one school practicing and another playing a game. On evenings when I get home late, I’m treated to the Friday night lights as everyone enjoys th…
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A few weeks ago, my nephew and I were playing a classic game of “Would you rather?” The premise is pretty simple. I would make up silly questions for him, with two different options. And he would have to choose between them—which would he rather have…
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Competition is in the air. Regular season football commences tonight, along with the highly popular interstate football rivalry game of Iowa vs. Iowa State. Soon, many of us will throw on our preferred colors and root for our team of choice. Subseque…
Fall Start-up is when we return to the fullness of our Sunday morning learning for all ages and worship life. Learning for all takes place from 10:15-11:00 a.m. Learning Kids & youth learning The classroom journey begins at age 3. Registration an…
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I lost my watch this summer. I had just arrived at a Benedictine monastery in Minnesota, where I planned to write as much as I could. At first, I was worried that without my watch I’d miss when they were serving meals and the times of daily prayer. B…
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The transition from summer to the start of the school year brings with it a sense of newness. After a summer of relaxation, work, travel, or a mix of both, most parents are eagerly awaiting the change of pace and excited for the kids to start back to…
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Mornings have a pretty predictable routine for me these days. I wake up with our 4-month-old and enjoy a few quiet moments together before her older brother starts to stir. While she enjoys a bottle, I turn the news on in the background. I move betwe…
St. Paul seeks to be a loving sign of God’s grace for kids and families. Back-to-school time is on everyone’s minds and soon the classrooms around St. Paul will begin to fill again with the voices of small ones. In these rooms, seeds are planted. See…
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The Smithsonian Institution turns 177 years old today. With its inventory of more than 154 million items in dozens of collections, it has been dubbed “the nation’s attic.” Its roster of 19 museums and 21 libraries lends itself well to the image of a…