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Ordination

On Sunday at around 4:50 PM, I was pronounced “Minister of the Word” during a live-streamed “service of pastoral ordination.” This means that I may

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Missing Home

Back when I was a summer camp counselor, we tried not to speak a certain word around the campers. We wanted to avoid the suggestive

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Fauci, Pitching, and Perfection

Dr. Anthony Fauci is my hero. The well-known immunologist has spoken calmly and professionally about the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, I admire him for all his

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Father Baraga on shore

You’ll drive a long way to find a sandy beach on Minnesota’s north shore. That humpy stuff roiling beneath your feet looks and feels like

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Holy Schitt

I know I’m very late to the game, but I finished the final season of “Schitt’s Creek” this week. And honestly, David? I cried. One

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Flies and Tomato Blight

So…about that famous fly at last week’s vice presidential debate. Turns out, it was simply joining a long line of illustrious Musca domestica. I know

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Get On the Bus!

Back in the day when I was a faithful mass transit rider, the best bus route for me dropped me about ten blocks away from

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A Christian Case for Joe Biden

Why should Christians vote for Joe Biden? The overwhelming answer is because he’s not Donald Trump. There is a lot of truth in those “Any

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Longing for Harmony

When Dr. Francis Collins received the Templeton Prize this year, he gave an acceptance speech titled “In Praise of Harmony.” As a geneticist, physicist, and

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