My parents were more AM radio frequency listeners, switching between 610 WTVN and 1460 WBNS, both out of Columbus, for “the rest of the story” from Paul Harvey and sports updates respectively. My friends, on the other hand, could quote AC/DC, Metallica and others, no problem. They listened to the FM end of things all the time and would buy some of the latest musical CDs and dive into the then-newest technology of Napster, where you could download songs digitally, beginning a whole new age for the industry. Regardless, I didn’t grow up with much of any of that playing in the car or at home, let alone going to an actual concert.
We really wanted to hit it out of the park with this particular “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday. We had done some collections and fundraisers in previous years of the Sunday after Labor Day ministry celebration for our Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), but something more hands-on and experiential usually hits the spiritual spot a bit more. We had been supporting a local foster organization over the years, so we wondered about maybe bringing that to the forefront as we tried to do our part in bringing our wider church’s motto to realer life.
As we try this new mid-week blog, it’s always the cool thing to make a little alliteration work with whatever day it’s meant to be published. Our Northeastern Ohio Synod Bishop Laura Barbins has her “Thursday Thoughts.” Our previous Bishop Abraham Allende had his “Monday Musings.” For our setup, we’re tentatively planning to simply upload this to our website in time for a “Wednesday Wandering.” At first, I was hesitant to go with that title, because some definitions have some not overly positive connotations with wandering. Nevertheless, I like one of Merriam Webster’s online options: “to follow a winding course.” I feel like that’s rather perfect for our journey with Christ, among other things. It isn’t so straightforward, to say the least. It is an ever-“winding course,” to be sure. So, here we go:
