by SteveT2018 | Jul 3, 2018 | Personal Updates
My dear friends in cyberspace. I begin a digital fast today. The plan is to stay away from email, social media, and my compulsive need to blog and share articles on Facebook between now and July 22. I hope to read at least one book in a paper format, paint with real...
![Reflections on First Year at Easter]()
by SteveT2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | Personal Updates
I have been at Easter for one year. I officially started on May 1, 2017, so today is the last day of my first year. Moments like these offer a good opportunity for reflection and introspection. Here is a mind map that attempts to mark the significant events in my...
![Snowpocalypse, You Can’t Stop Church!]()
by SteveT2018 | Apr 16, 2018 | Personal Updates, sermons2018
This was a very eventful weekend for churches in Minnesota. We had an historic blizzard spiral over the state for three days with a bullseye on the Twin Cities. I think the official snowfall was 15+ inches…in mid April! All the church buildings that I know shut...
by SteveT2018 | Dec 23, 2017 | Personal Updates
My daughters talked me into doing our Christmas Letter this year. I’ve made one every year since 1986, and I didn’t feel inspired to do it this year. Then I realized that this was a big year for Leah since she turned 18 and graduated from High School. If I didn’t do...
![The Easter Lutheran Church App is Here!]()
by SteveT2018 | Nov 20, 2017 | Personal Updates
One of the fun things that I get to do as part of the pastoral staff at Easter Lutheran Church is to record a podcast every Tuesday morning. The four pastors sit around and discuss the theme of worship for the upcoming week. This is a great group of people and...
![Guatemala Day 9: Coming Home]()
by SteveT2018 | Nov 17, 2017 | Guatemala
Guatemala City is shrinking below and behind us. A thick deck of white clouds obscures the earth below as we hang suspended under a bright blue sky. Our band of travelers—Denise, Deb, Sammy, and I—have completed our time in this beautiful country. It was sad to say...
