Some of you know I’m back from a week away after Easter. I planned the trip around getting to the ocean—which I’ve missed the past couple of years. As much as I love Iowa’s (soon-to-be) lush farm-scapes, I find myself longing for waves and surf and sand. It’s not so...

In conversation with a long-time friend, I was sharing about the work I get to do as a campus minister, here at Collegiate / Wesley. I shared about a new student who I connected with while at coffee a couple of weeks ago. This student is just now exploring her faith...

On Easter Sunday—and again on Confirmation Sunday, April 26—we have the privilege of baptizing and welcoming several dear souls into membership here at Collegiate/Wesley. Before we ever get to the water, I’ll stand next to the font and ask our candidates a series of...

During this season of Lent, as we’ve walked slowly through Jesus’s passion, I’ve been reminded how many important scenes show up in this last week of his life. We’ve “freeze-framed” many of those moments in worship, but there are many more. So little time. So much...

Holy Thursday   April 2, 7 pm in the sanctuary & moving to Wesley Hall; not on livestream   As we have been doing throughout these weeks of Lent, we'll Enter the Passion of Jesus and put ourselves in the frame of Jesus' last night with his friends and disciples....

Last Sunday, I mentioned that we’ve reached the halfway point of Lent. Wow—that doesn’t seem possible! And yet, here we are. Did you give up something for Lent? Or take on a new practice? How is that going? I often joke that I gave up my New Year’s resolutions for...