I remember, a year ago, watching an NBC special about the lockdown in Wuhan, China that made the city of 11 million people look like a ghost town. Naively, I thought how frustrating that must be for the people in that area. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that the United States would...
My grandpa, also John Klawiter (same spelling, different pronunciation), died last week at the age of 90. He lived near Los Angeles and it wasn’t Covid that claimed him, but because of the brutal toll of Covid in California, his body will remain refrigerated until mid-February at the...
Faith Lutheran is not having in person worship on Christmas Eve this year. Since July, we’ve provided in person worship on Sunday mornings and it continues to serve a purpose for the people who attend. We have yet to have a large enough gathering where our Covid safety protocols were...
Let’s talk about grief. Wait, you were expecting thanksgiving? Before we can move to thankfulness, we need to give ourselves permission to grieve. Not only is it ok to grieve, it’s encouraged and necessary for healing. Grief can look like sadness, confusion, anger, or fear...
Do you know someone who has had Covid? The longer the pandemic lasts, the more likely it is that you do. However, I realized that not everyone in my congregation of Faith Lutheran does. On Sunday, I asked three members of my church who’ve been affected by this invisible nightmare virus to...
In the spring, as schools moved to online only and distance learning became reality, parents were thrust into new roles of teaching. One trend I noticed on social media was jokes about the reliance on alcohol to make it through the day as a home school teacher. Most of this is done with...
Sports are finally back. Which means that announcers are back… putting their foot in their mouths. Last week, two announcers were removed from their positions for failing to stick to sports. Social commentary and sports go hand in hand like Minnesota sports teams and heartbreak. Thom...
I am not an epidemiologist and have not studied the Coronavirus scientifically to be an expert on what advice to give you. Because of their advice, I wear a mask in public to protect you and appreciate when you do the same. I am not in charge of schools or school districts and can’t tell...
Dear Faith Friends, Back on March 8th, when we had our last in-person worship at Faith, I had no idea it would be until July before we could even consider gathering in our building again. Thank you for your patience as we continue to wrestle with when and how to open our building, following the...
Pictured: Jesse Mollner My little bubble has been popping a whole lot lately. Did you know June 12th was Loving Day? When I saw that, I assumed it was like a bonus Valentine’s Day for the summer, but it’s actually the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in 1967 that banned...