Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: Issues of authority still exist

Throughout the Gospel according to St. Matthew, Jesus is consistently faced with opposition over the issue of his ...

October 2, 2020

Faith

Robin Gudal: Friends make us better people

I have a friend who makes me a better person. I hope you have a person in your ...

September 25, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: Listening for God in time of noise

In Isaiah 43 we read, “Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I ...

September 18, 2020

Faith

Robin Gudal: Some can be curious by their nature

I got in trouble. Imagine a cute little blonde girl with a big smile, snooping in your dresser ...

September 18, 2020

Faith

Robin Gudal: Helping others in their grief

Galatians 6:2 Amplified Bible: “Carry one another’s burdens and in this way, you will fulfill the requirements of ...

September 11, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: Trusting God amid the pandemic

“Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the ...

September 4, 2020

Faith

Robin Gudal: Always be present for people in life

Are you present? Do the people you call most important in your life know that they are important ...

September 4, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: Our perception and reality

Harvey Mackay, Minneapolis businessman and author, related the story of a friend flying from San Francisco to Los ...

August 28, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: There is still hope for America

It appears we are a nation divided. Jesus taught, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and ...

August 21, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: Hope and extravagant love

“Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through ...

August 14, 2020

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August 7, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: Our revealing masks we wear

I wear a mask at work. It has been required by the Minnesota Department of Health for months ...

July 31, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: The ultimate discrimination

With all the focus on the topic of discrimination recently, I began to think about the ultimate discrimination: ...

July 24, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: It’s about relationships with others

Recently, I binge-watched a six-part TV episode entitled “Why People Hate.” As a Christian, pastor and citizen, I ...

July 17, 2020

Faith

Across the Pastor’s Desk: Starting to come back together

“Jesus answered them, ‘You faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you?’” Mark 9:19a (NRSV) The churches ...

July 10, 2020