Pastor's Blog

Feb 19
2 min

The Power and Beauty of Lent

We have entered Lent. To me, this season of Lent feels particularly poignant, probably because of spending the past year navigating the p...

Rev. Stephanie Jaeger

Jan 8
2 min

Epiphany Desecration

Grace and peace to you from my last early-morning in front of our lit Christmas tea. I know that Epiphany, the traditional end to the Se...

Why have a Racial Equity Group in a Church?

Rev. Stephanie Jaeger

Oct 29, 2020
2 min

Why have a Racial Equity Group in a Church?

"There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ ...

Rev. Stephanie Jaeger

Oct 3, 2020
5 min

A Sukkah on the Journey

I am profoundly grateful that my beloved colleague and friend Rabbi Sarah, invited me to spend time with you tonight, people of Temple Be...

Rev. Stephanie Jaeger

Sep 28, 2020
7 min

It's Never Too Late to Be Christ-Minded

As most of you know, Stephen and I are now officially empty nesters. Zoe is off in Madison, Wisconsin hopefully safely navigating the co...

Rev. Stephanie Jaeger

Sep 26, 2020
2 min

It's Never Too Late

It’s never too late. That is God's gracious message to us. It’s never too late. It’s never too late to clean out your car. It’s never ...

From Zero-Sum Thinking to the Mind of Christ

Rev. Stephanie Jaeger

Sep 21, 2020
2 min

From Zero-Sum Thinking to the Mind of Christ

I If we understand that we have entered a season of anger and outrage perilously close to violence because of zero-sum thinking and envy,...

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