Friends, over this past year, we have been blessed to share in ministry with our ELCA neighbors. During this season of rebuilding Lutheran Campus Ministry at Iowa State, I have had the privilege of welcoming ELCA students into our community while serving alongside...
The AMOS Convention on Sunday, August 30 is almost here. I’m delighted to report that we have, as of this morning, 34 people from Collegiate/Wesley who have already committed to join in. That’s wonderful progress toward our goal of 60 of us showing up...
If you’re reading along with our summer worship series in the Psalms, you’ve probably noticed one unusual word that keeps appearing: “Selah.” Probably capitalized; most likely in italics. I wonder if you’ve tripped over it. That would...
I heard a retired pastor say something in a meeting several weeks ago that has stuck with me. She’s been retired for a few years, but she still comes to the Ames religious leader group that I attend. She said, as we checked in that day, “So much of my time now...
A few weeks ago, after worship, I noticed a man and a young woman standing outside the church’s patio doors with suitcases, looking a little uncertain. I was headed their direction when I saw they had found our still-unlocked front doors and come inside. The man...
