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Conference Minister's Corner - 01/27/2026
I don’t want to say very much this week. Rather I want to share with you a gift and I don’t want my words to distract from this gift. The gift is coming through me but isn’t from me. It is a gift from our fellow sojourners in the Minnesota Conference. With all that is happening in Minneapolis right now, there impetus was to give us a gift to remind us that part of our call as church is to keep bringing hope into the world no matter how challenging that may be. I know I am ins
kpingree5
Jan 271 min read
Conference Minister's Corner - 01-20-2026
What did you do to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day yesterday? Did you attend a breakfast to remember him and his work and ministry? Gather with a group to talk about how far we’ve come (or haven’t come) since he lived and died? Go about your day thinking, praying, and wishing for unity, racial justice, and peace (someday, dear God, some day)? Like some of you, I remember when this day was not a federal holiday and kids spent time in class learning and remembering Martin
Rev. Linda Hirst
Jan 202 min read
Conference Minister's Corner - 01-13-2026
FAITH = ACTION “Faith equals action, everything we do, everyway we move. Oh, faith equals actions. Come on, everybody, put your faith to work Isn’t it plain to see, what you say’s gotta be what you do if it’s true? Everyone gather round, finding our common ground. Be the change right now!” In the early summer of 2018, I was on the leadership team that developed that West Central Regional Youth Event (RYE) that was held at Grinnell College. (It just so happens that I flew from
Rev. Gordon Rankin
Jan 132 min read
Conference Minister's Corner - 01/06/2026
Happy Epiphany! A dear friend of mine has two holidays she celebrates with great joy every year. One is Groundhog Day and yes, she has made several pilgrimages to Punxsutawney, PA. The other one is Epiphany. Early on she told me that on the night of Epiphany she heads outside to look at the stars (the star?) and make a wish: hoping, believing and trusting that God will give her what she wants or needs that year. When she first told me of this tradition, I did not correct her
Rev. Linda Hirst
Jan 61 min read
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