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.
Keeping awake means seeing things others might miss because they aren’t paying attention or don’t know what to be looking for. Keeping awake means seeing things the way they really are, even when others can’t see it, recognizing that there’s another reality beyond what most of us comprehend. … More Jesus Spake unto The Disciples: “Stay Woke”
This is the promise of the resurrection: No longer will we have any use for the systems of this world that perpetuate war and injustice. No longer will our participation in these systems implicate us in the destruction of lives and creation. The future can and will look different from the past. … More The Future Will Be Different from the Past
The best solutions to the biggest challenges we face are collective solutions, where we all work together to do what’s best for our community as a whole–not each person doing what they want for themselves. … More Talking Trash: Why I’m Voting Yes for Saint Paul
The message today is not that if you only believe harder then you will make miracles happen. The message is simply this: Do the things you know to do. Work for justice. Practice mercy. Model compassion. Ordinary faith will do extraordinary things. … More Ordinary Faith Is Enough
The so-called “dishonest manager” isn’t someone who is evil. He just sees through the injustice of an economic system that values profits over the well-being of human life and of the earth itself–and he decides to flip the script. … More Flip the Script
