The Millennial Pastor Blog
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I am a Lutheran Pastor born at the tail end of 1982, which places me at the tip of the Millennial Generation. Here you will find my thoughts, stories, and lots of sermons about what it means to be a millennial and a pastor.
The Millennial Pastor Blog
1d ago
Our Lenten wilderness continues to stretch out before us. With questions of when we might find stable footing in all the uncertainty around us, we were reminded last week that God’s claim on us in Baptism is something that we can cling to. This week we hear how Jesus goes from his own wilderness to ..read more
The Millennial Pastor Blog
1w ago
Each year, as the Lenten season arrives, I try to think of a theme or image that expresses the feelings we bring into the season. Wilderness, valleys, journeys, and deserts are often images that I imagine for the season. This year it might be that Lent feels like we are being pushed off a cliff ..read more
The Millennial Pastor Blog
3w ago
Last week, in the light of the Sermon on the Plain or the Beatitudes, I talked about how the Kingdom of God is local and near to us. One of the things that Christianity has struggled with in the last 70 years or so is correctly identifying where the primary work of the Kingdom of ..read more
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1M ago
I certainly don’t keep it a secret that I am a big Edmonton Oilers fan. I try to watch most games; it is my escape from the burdens and trials of the world. However, this week, one of my favourite players, Connor McDavid, finally got the chance to wear a Team Canada sweater. It is ..read more
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1M ago
The world has been a pretty heavy place the past few weeks. The news feels like a Tsunami of rage-inducing items being shot at us from a fire hose. Usually, as Canadians, we feel at least one step removed from the chaos of our southern neighbours, but the tariffs’ rollercoaster this week carried with it ..read more
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1M ago
If you look back at my sermons from 2015 to 2020, more of them subtly point to a certain American President than I care to admit. It has been less than two weeks since January 20th, and in that time, the psychological and emotional turmoil that was Donald Trump’s first term in office has come ..read more
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1M ago
This week, many of you might have seen or heard Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon from Washington National Cathedral, which was a part of the inauguration events for President Donald Trump. In the sermon, Bishop Budde (the Episcopal Bishop of Washington) preaches about unity, using the themes of humility and mercy. Near the end, she ..read more
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1M ago
In my first call to ministry, I served a small farming congregation outside Edmonton. It was some of the most fertile farmland in Alberta, fed by the North Saskatchewan River. Since the mid-1800s, German immigrants had settled there having moved from the western parts of Russia. Serving that community was almost like stepping back in ..read more
The Millennial Pastor Blog
2M ago
If you hear enough Lutheran sermons, you *should* have some sense that Baptism is a cornerstone part of our understanding of faith. (I will have to talk with my pastor colleagues if they haven’t made clear that Baptism is pretty important). Martin Luther pushed for a renewal of the Christian understanding of Baptism as centrally ..read more
The Millennial Pastor Blog
3M ago
The arc of Advent can be frustrating to those who see Advent as a countdown or barrier to the season of Christmas—four weeks of doing things that are Christmas adjacent but decidedly not Christmas. At church, we don’t tend to sing Christmas music; we decorate with hints of what is come, and we tell Apocalyptic ..read more