This month’s 2nd collection funds will be used for the ECHO Food Shelf.
For the month of March Minnesota Food Share will proportionally match all donations to ECHO. That means that your donations during this time go further to provide food to our community.
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Welcoming the month of Renewing Faith…
I have to admit, it’s felt like a heavy week to be beginning this monthly theme. Yet, that is part of the reason why it feels important to me.
So many of the people in proximity to me and around the globe … read more.
Today, I find myself reflecting on the ways people experience widening, following various forms of trauma. My own painful experiences have taken years to process, but they’ve grown me nonetheless. While I have struggled and stumbled at times, I give thanks for how it has humbled … read more.
Dear Ones,
Though it is true that we all live in uncertainty these days have too many names. These day, we can too easily and too often put a precise name to the feelings of uncertainty shaping our lives. How much risk should we take entering … read more.
“Empathy isn’t just remembering to say ‘that must really be hard’—it’s figuring out how to bring difficulty into the light so it can be seen at all… Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond … read more.
“Empathy isn’t just remembering to say ‘that must really be hard’—it’s figuring out how to bring difficulty into the light so it can be seen at all… Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond what you … read more.
“Empathy isn’t just remembering to say ‘that must really be hard’—it’s figuring out how to bring difficulty into the light so it can be seen at all… Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond … read more.
Dear Friends,
I am grateful to be back in Mankato after two and a half weeks away, grateful for the necessary rest that this congregation granted to me in the form of professional study leave and personal vacation. And grateful because I am so tired, so … read more.
“In a true community we will not choose our companions, for our choices are so often limited by self-serving motives. Instead, our companions will be given to us by grace. Often, they will be persons who will upset our settled … read more.
As we recognize both Black History month and our new monthly theme of Widening the Circle, I would like to share some words from writer, activist, and Zen priest, angel Kyodo Williams, as well as a quick video for you to enjoy: … read more.
