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.
I don’t know how to explain resurrection, but I do know that death doesn’t get the final word. Resurrection is real. We get glimpses of it every day. … More Easter Sunday: Resurrection Is Real
This Lent could be a season for remembering—for rooting ourselves more deeply in the stories that teach us that God’s love has sustained us in the past, continues to hold us today, and will be ours forever. … More Remembering Who We Are
Jesus doesn’t stay far off, looking down at the people from a distance, but is down at street-level in the midst of it all. Not above the fray but up close and personal with the crowds, proclaiming blessing to those who come with all their problems and hardships. … More Into the Crowds
In God’s eyes, there are no insiders and outsiders. God doesn’t favor some over others. God simply isn’t interested in how we’ve chosen to place others outside the realm of God’s grace. … More No Insiders or Outsiders
The work of God is taking what’s empty and useless and transforming it into abundance, overwhelming us with goodness. … More Emptiness into Abundance
