Associate Pastor at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in St. Paul, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Husband to Oby Ballinger. Progressive. Math nerd. Gustavus Adolphus College and Yale Divinity School alum.
When we learn to recognize that Christ dwells in all things, then the notion of clinging tightly to what is “ours” or defending what’s so important to us against an “invasion” or “replacement” all starts to sound a little silly. … More More Love, Less Fear
It’s really hard to accept help from the people we hate. Can we finally agree that it’s better to acknowledge the humanity of our enemy than to die along the side of the road? … More Receiving Help from An Enemy
Jesus sets his face to Jerusalem, where he will confront the powers that keep his people oppressed. Following him there will require everything we’ve got. … More The Hard Road to Jerusalem
When Christians talk about God as three-in-one, what we’re really saying is that the essence of God is a relationship–a relationship that includes all of us. … More Created for Relationship
What might be possible if we learned to put our own ideas on hold and showed up to every interaction with a spirit of wonder and curiosity, listening for where the Spirit might be leading us in another direction? … More The Spirit Knows Better than You Do
