Posts tagged with “Newsletter Editorial” (All posts)
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Legacies We Inherit
9 February 2024This past week, chaplains from across the country gathered in Los Angeles for our annual conference. We braved the atmospheric river that shattered rainfall records, listened to Rainn Wilson talk…
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Where did all the hymnals go?
2 February 2024If you are sitting in Convo this week, enjoying the familiar comforts of Skinner Memorial Chapel, you might notice a change. The hymnals are gone. For generations of Carls, The New…
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Interconnectedness of Humanity
26 January 2024All of us in the Division of Inclusion, Equity, and Community attended a meaningful professional development retreat earlier this week on our understanding and vision for EDI work together. At…
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The Earth is the Lords
19 January 2024Psalm 24:1 Dear friends, There is a day on the Jewish calendar that has acquired the character of “Tree Celebration.” It’s called Tu B’Shvat, which means simply the 15th of…
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Transitions
15 January 2024While the drive from Minneapolis to Skinner Chapel is becoming increasingly familiar, I still need Google maps to remind me when to exit 35. The mix of excitement and nervousness…
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Finding Ourselves in an Age of Distraction
22 March 2023The story is told of a sweet old man named Zusya (his name in Yiddish means “sweet.”) On his deathbed Zusya was found by his friends weeping. They asked him,…
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Facing the Dark
26 December 2022“They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.” Author, Zora Neale Hurston, titles her Harlem Renaissance classic novel by this line, Their Eyes Were…
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Agency and Hope
25 August 2022When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid, the new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough…
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The Springtime of Our Hearts
28 March 2022The tyranny of winter, its cold and white covered landscapes are fading from memory. Daylight is winning. The sun’s rays are awakening life’s glory, making us say like the poet…
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Tending the Garden
14 December 2021The first human misstep in the Garden of Eden was environmental overreach. God told the humans they could eat from any number of fine-looking trees bearing delicious fruit. Except one.…
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