Month: July 2015

Maybe you remember the old "Family Feud" TV game show. Two families compete to name the most popular responses to survey questions from various national polls.  The host poses a question; family members respond with their best guess. Then the…

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
The hard but undeniable fact of deeply embedded racism in American society has come to the fore in painful ways this past year through high-profile occurrences of racial discrimination, hatred and violence –…

I can't believe this is our last update. This week has flown by and been filled with amazing experiences and memories we will not soon forget.
Yesterday we boarded the bus and headed out to our service project, cleaning up…

Many good things are happening at SOV now.  The Youth Group members we blessed and sent to the ELCA National Youth Gathering have returned.  Plans are afoot to have those Youth Group members do a presentation for us.  The Transition…

RISE UP is the theme for the week and we are seeing that demonstrated all around us in Detroit. Last night we heard some powerful speakers at Ford Field and danced to some awesome music. We wish you all could…

Greetings from Detroit!
We are all still alive and well!
Yesterday we ended our day at Ford Field were we had the opportunity to participate in mass cast, which was an awesome experience!
Today we are at Cobo Center where…

One down three to go! We had a fun and successful day one, we got into downtown last night and had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe and then headed over to Ford Field for opening night. As Mitch put…

We made it to Detroit at 6am today (3am Oregon time) found our way to our hotel and got in a much needed NAP!
We will be heading into downtown shortly for dinner and opening night at Ford Field. We…

Sometimes I get phone calls from people wanting me to take a survey.  I always refuse.  I’m never sure who’s asking the questions and what they’re going to do with the information they get out of me.  But sometimes surveys…

The SOV youth group invites you to participate in the Gathering. Click on the link http://www.elca.org/gathering to watch nightly from 6:00-7:30pm. This is the main stage event and there will be music performances as well as talks (like TeD talks).…