Why Church?
Fewer and fewer people in the U.S. are participating in Churches. What can we do? More on that in a minute. The 16th century Reformation...
top of page
The Cactus & The Cross Blog
Who Let the Dog In?
While attending this summer’s ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering here in Phoenix, I was met by a group of hounds hanging out at the ELCA...
Growing Leaders
Leaders aren’t born, they’re grown. Yes, there are some people who seem to have native leadership skills, but I think it only looks that...
God's Work. Our Hands. Every Day.
You may have seen St. John's members wearing bright yellow shirts around campus that say "God's work. Our Hands." at worship, at the West...
God's Work. Our Hands. Every Day.
You may have seen St. John's members wearing bright yellow shirts around campus that say "God's work. Our Hands." at worship, at the West...
Managing Grief
I returned from a wonderful family reunion in Pinetop to face that two long-time members of St. John’s had died: Donna Romanowski and...
Jesus Camp on the Mountaintop
"Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was...
Show Me
I think every Christian leader (pastor, teachers, council member, committees, and so on), maybe every leader, should be open to hearing...
Summer in the City
'for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was...
On the Road Again
Since being called to serve St. John’s as your Associate Pastor for Outreach in February 2023, my three-month focus has been on building...
bottom of page