by Liesl Spitz | Nov 12, 2021 | Devotions
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. (Psalm 16:1)I remember the first time I visited Minnesota in the winter. It was mid-January, and one afternoon, some family members went for a walk after lunch. Being from California, wind chill in single digits was a new...
by Liesl Spitz | Nov 6, 2021 | Devotions
In 7th and 8th grade confirmation next week, we’ll be discussing these questions raised by our students: Is there a heaven? Is there a hell? Where do we go when we die, and how do we know where our loved ones are?Behind these questions, I hear an honest yearning for a...
by Hans Jorgensen | Oct 29, 2021 | Devotions
In Jeremiah 31, the prophet says, “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”On Reformation Sunday, we hear about how God will put the word on our hearts. Why is it “on” our hearts? One...
by Hans Jorgensen | Oct 21, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 10, Bartimaeus didn’t stop crying out for help when he heard Jesus was nearby even though others tried to “shush” him. Jesus said, “Your faith has made you well.”What do you think was the faith of Bartimaeus? How did it make him well? And what happens when we...
by Hans Jorgensen | Oct 15, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 10, Jesus said, “Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant… for the Son of Man came… to give his life as a ransom for many.”How do you hear this? Do you hear the grace with which Christ comes for you? Jesus says that he willingly gives his life...
by Hans Jorgensen | Oct 8, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 10, Jesus said to his disciples, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” The image is funny. Don’t miss that! We often read scripture passages like this with stained-glass...
by Hans Jorgensen | Oct 2, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 10, Jesus says, “Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” And he took children up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.The image for this passage is one I’ve carried close since...
by St. Timothy | Sep 29, 2021 | Features, Volunteers
Working as a service reporter for St. Timothy this summer, John Ledo interviewed Jeanne Hines to share her personal generosity story and impact within our community. Jeanne’s ministry to support people experiencing homelessness would not be possible without the...
by Liesl Spitz | Sep 24, 2021 | Devotions
“Whoever is not against us is for us.” (Mark 9:40)In what would be followed by some of the harshest words of scripture, Jesus casts yet another stunningly wide circle of invitation. The disciples were tattling on someone casting out demons in Jesus’ name, but...
by Liesl Spitz | Sep 18, 2021 | Devotions
Our Gospel this week is a lesson in contrasts. Jesus, revealing the sacrifice and suffering he will undergo, turns to his disciples who are arguing in whispers behind him. When he calls them on it, they know they are in the wrong. For while their teacher was preparing...
