May 2019
We’re Everywhere
I have a nasty little habit of making my world feel smaller than it should be. My drive to work is only 5 minutes, so […]
God Hears ALL Prayers
On May 5 I gave a sermon based on Acts 10: 1-35. This where Peter realizes that everything God has made is good, nothing […]
3 Revelations After Quitting Facebook
3 Revelations After Quitting Facebook
I’m off Facebook. It’s the right choice for me, but maybe for you […]
Life’s Not Fair
There are times where I really hate how much I love sports. Sometimes results happen that just don’t seem right. All I have to say […]
Remembering Rachel Evans Held
This week progressive Christians lost one of its best young writers, Rachel Held Evans. Rachel was a best-selling author who challenged conservative Christianity and “gave […]
Let the Wedding Season Begin!
I’m traveling to northern Minnesota this weekend to officiate a wedding
holding hands
for a college friend and […]
Spoiler Alert!
If you didn’t notice, this was kind of a huge weekend for avoiding spoilers. It all started on Thursday with the release of Avengers: Endgame, […]
April 2019
Sometimes Life Sucks, Sometime Not
This past Sunday at the Taizé service a couple of things came into focus for me, but more about that at the end of this […]
Faith, or Science? Why Not Both?
Our culture loves debates. Coke or Pepsi? Twizzlers or Red Vines? LeBron or MJ? Cats or dogs? Is a hot dog a sandwich? What […]
Ducks and Easter
A few weeks back I wrote a blog about my observations of what was happening around the pond outside of my back deck (if you […]
5 Thoughts After Easter Sunday
5 Thoughts After Easter Sunday
In keeping with Rabbi David Wolpe’s Insights on the Passover https://www.mpcappleton.org/blog-mike/3-insights-as-passover-begins/
that I shared on Friday, here are some thoughts for after […]
3 Insights as Passover Begins
For our Jewish neighbors, the week of Passover begins tonight at sundown.
A few years back, Rabbi David Wolpe shared “3 Counter Intuitive Lessons from Passover” […]
One Thing I Want To Be Better At
A while back, I picked up a copy of Sam Halverson’s book One Body. It’s a nice little book that tackles the idea of […]
Searching for Hope
Ellen and I spent the last week at the Mayo Clinic looking for some answers (found some, left with more questions to hopefully be answered […]
Fortnite and Your Kids
For whatever it’s worth, I’ve never actually played Fortnite. I got in a few rounds of PUBG at a friend’s house one time, but I […]
Ducks and a Future Church
As many you know last fall Ellen and I downsized from our home of 22 years to a condo. It was a significant change, and […]
Insight Before Eyesight
“Before you can see another person clearly, you’ve got to see yourself better” Tali Hairston
Here’s my second reflection of my experience attending *The Next Church […]
10 Things Millennials Wish the Church Understood
On March 23rd, Rev. Sarai Rice came to our church and gave a wonderful presentation about trends in the church, and started the discussion about […]
