by Mona Marquardt | Jun 20, 2021 | Christian Education, Uncategorized
In January of 2017, I too set sail across this lake. It was, fittingly, windy that day as well. There were a good bit of white caps and our boat ended up being delayed for a while until things settled down and weren’t quite so choppy. In the end, we even had to switch...
by Mona Marquardt | Jun 18, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
Several years ago I had a conversation with a pastor friend who has been deaf since childhood. They recalled the story of using hearing aids for the first time and how it radically changed their experience of the world. They also recalled their continued experience of...
by Mona Marquardt | Jun 10, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
The words we usually think of for communion come from 1st Corinthians 11:23-26. Since we really only have one source, most communion liturgies use the same words. You may have noticed I switched our usual “on the night he was betrayed” to “handed over”. 1 Corinthians...
by Mona Marquardt | Jun 4, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
In the very early church, people would be baptized naked and then wrapped in a white robe to symbolize their new identity in Christ Jesus. Over time, these white robes became the “clothing” of all baptized Christians and wearing them in worship was common. Today...
by Mona Marquardt | May 27, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
Yes! But on Trinity Sunday we reflect on the Trinity particularly. We hear readings about all three persons and which name God as “us”. Usually these texts center on the relationship and interconnectedness of the Trinity, a relationship we are invited into through our...
by Mona Marquardt | May 20, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
Pentecost literally means “fiftieth” and is celebrated 50 days after Easter Sunday. It is also sometimes called the birthday of the church. It’s the day we remember the Holy Spirit coming as “tongues of fire” on the disciples and gathered believers. We wear red as a...
