Month: August 2018

I don’t consider myself an expert in many things and few people come knocking on my door asking for my opinion on the news of the day. But I do believe part of my role as pastor is helping people to place their trust in the right things. Often my job is simple: I direct people to trust in the promises of God. But we live in a world of false narratives and empty promises, so the work becomes subtler: We listen for the whisper of God’s true story amidst all the noise.

One of the things that strikes me as I read the Scriptures is that often the most important part of the story takes place on the edges rather than on center stage.

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I love books, so it was a great joy to join the board of the Orfordville Public Library earlier this year. One of the best parts has been learning about the number of ways our library benefits the community.

As a patron, I knew about some of the services already. I especially enjoy checking out audiobooks to listen to in the car, and I had regular contact with Sarah Strunz, the director, and other library staff and volunteers through the monthly Senior Luncheon program – which takes place at Orfordville Lutheran but is put on for the whole community by the library. But since joining the board, it has been wonderful to learn about the many other ways the library serves the community through access to resources and information and through events and programs.

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