This weekend America is wrapping up “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week,” an annual recognition held the week before Thanksgiving “to draw...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksThe other morning I hopped into my Ford F150 to start the day.When the onboard computer systems were a go, and the radio fired up, my SiriusXM was...

I think that one of the most challenging aspects of living a life of faith is the realization that everything in this earthly life we know is so … ethereal.Circumstances...

Five hundred words to encapsulate four years. Doesn’t seem possible. It was four years ago this weekend, friends, that we started this journey...

It doesn’t happen every time I’m out stumping for our faith-based nonprofit that operates an emergency shelter, food pantry and supportive housing...

Friends, if I could give you one piece of advice today, it would be to stop skimping on your friendships.Take it from me, someone who runs busy...

Friends, if you want to make a difference today -- right now! -- seek out the people in your community who feel unseen, unsafe and alone … and pour...

I love the gospels’ regular use of seeds as metaphors because so much of our faith life is all about acting on belief alone, hoping that one day...

The United Free Lutheran Church invites all 7th-12th grade youth to our annual Underground Church event. The event focuses on both the persecuted church and Christian...

A little imagination theater … confirmation style.“Pastor, is it OK to hate certain people?” a struggling confirmation student asks. “That’s a...

My heavens, what a difficult couple of weeks it’s been. Amen?The Charlie Kirk assassination dropped a match into what was already a box of...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksA cautionary tale for our time …This week, I arrived early to a coffee shop for a meeting. Already coming from another...

I think the great tragedy of the recent pandemic is that it has hastened our rush to abandon so-called “third spaces” seemingly at all costs.The...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksWhile the names of the schools or churches or entertainment venues change, it's inevitable that our news feeds annually...

As I slowly cruised the lakeshore, a tradition I do before heading to my favorite fishing spot on the lake, this past week, I was startled to see...