Dispatches from Texas...  MY TRANS-LOCAL COMMUNITY/FAMILY Years ago now, I was leading an alternative worship on the campus of Texas Lutheran University called Intermission. I got an email from a Methodist Youth Director in town and he wanted to...

This past Saturday was the big night. I had been waiting for this night for a long time. This was the night of The Swell Season concert. They're new record came out this fall and when I found out they would be in the Twin Cities, I immediately began...

Has it sunk in yet that Christmas is 18 days away? It seems as though each year it creeps up sooner than the last. My friend, Scott Egbers preached (might I add, amazingly) this morning and talked about the reality and suckiness of the last few weeks...

On the 24th of July this year, while the seminary community was getting the news of the birth of Tameika, my daughter who was born at 2pm on that day, Robert Obaga, a 20 year old son to William and Margaret Obaga, both of whom are PhD students from...

Each day in Advent, my friend Paul Soupiset sketches in his journal. Its his way to be present to this Advent restlessness of this season: Yesterday after class, a meeting on campus worship and a performance with Luther Brass, I headed to downtown...