Hello!

I have been an ELCA pastor for more than 30 years, and a bishop’s assistant for a few months. The older I get, the more I realize that I have some things to say and I don’t just want to say them on social media. As a pastor, I am passionate about the liberating nature of God. Here’s my Thesis. God liberated creation from chaos in the beginning. God liberated the Hebrew people at the Exodus, and liberated us from the powers of sin, death, and all those forces that oppose God through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. I believe God is love, and that love is liberating. It is especially liberating to those who have lived under the thumb of opression of any sort. That’s why I stand with Black Lives Matter, LGBTQIA2S+, those struggling with economic or political oppression, those recovering from religious trauma, those who have survived or are surviving domestic or sexual violence of any sort, and those struggling with addictions – just to name a few. I am Christian, but also passionate about inter-faith work.

I am also still listening and learning. Everyone has a story and it is their story to tell. May our stories bring healing and liberation to each other.