Thou Shalt Not Steal – and Hunger

Thanks to Vernita Kennen of Incarnation Lutheran Church, Shoreview, for sharing these important insights in the St Paul Area Synod's Newsletter! Vernita wonders, 'What does a commandment about stealing have to do with hunger?' She lists…

A Gift for Grads

Thanks to author Jennifer Dukes Lee for sharing this Great Idea: yes, it touts her book, but the idea can be translated, see below: Dukes Lee is the author of Stuff I'd Only Tell God (Baker), a journal she refers to as one's 'own little confession…

3 Ways to Use ChatGPT for Ministry – and not

Thanks to Jim Keat at Convergence for sharing these three Great Ideas in one. Jim Keat is the media wiz at Convergence, full of tech wisdom and media insight for ministry in diverse settings. Keat suggests three great ways to use ChatGPT…

Six New Things – Week of May 01, 2023

It's Mental Health Awareness Month - AND Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month AND Jewish American Month AND Teacher Appreciation Week. They all start today! We can't cover all of these this week, but we do encourage everyone in…

Read. Just Read.

Okay, the title is a riff on Cinderella's/Drew Barrymore's line in Ever After, but the concept is sort of the same: focus on something small and simple and giant issues and struggles can both be avoided and eliminated. Thanks to Rev. Beth…