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One More “Thank You”

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”     —G. K. Chesterton This will be my last article for the Trinity Tower as...

Read more June 9, 2024 at 7:28 pm Allan Slotter

The Next Bishop of Alaska

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I have some surprising news to share: Yesterday, April 27, I was elected to serve as the next bishop of the Alaska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church...

Read more April 28, 2024 at 6:41 pm Allan Slotter

Focusing on Jesus for Lent

If our life really is most deeply about our relationship with God,  then it is about Jesus. It is by looking at Jesus and spending time with  Jesus that we see who God really...

Read more February 1, 2024 at 5:22 pm Allan Slotter

Beyond Optimism and Pessimism

Another year comes to an end, and everyone (or almost  everyone) says, “2023 was not a good year. Maybe 2024 will be better.”  If there are not some days when you feel despair about...

Read more January 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm Allan Slotter

Happy New Year

If you’ve been around Trinity for any length of time, you’re  probably used to hearing me say, “Happy New Year” in late  November or early December on the first Sunday of Advent. The  Christian...

Read more November 30, 2023 at 1:19 pm Allan Slotter

Believing and Trusting

 A few years ago, someone said to me that being part of the Church involves believing things that are impossible to believe. (I think  this was supposed to be a joke based on a...

Read more September 30, 2023 at 11:32 am Allan Slotter

“What are you looking for?”

 In 1987 the Irish band U2 produced a popular song, “I Still  Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” It is a song about  searching for faith. God is not explicitly mentioned, but it doesn’t ...

Read more September 1, 2023 at 3:09 pm Allan Slotter

“The joy of the LORD is your strength…”

“The joy of the LORD is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). Many  of us probably remember the camp song that repeated over and over,  “The joy of the Lord is my strength,” and perhaps unfortunately,...

Read more July 3, 2023 at 2:12 pm Allan Slotter

Where to Find Happiness

Most of us realize that the cliché, “You can’t buy the most important things in life” is true, but there are a lot of messages we receive every day trying to convince us otherwise....

Read more June 1, 2023 at 1:05 pm Allan Slotter

Being Sent into the World by Christ

For many years, the church has operated in the mode of “Come and see.” We’ve invited people to our worship services. We’ve encouraged children to attend our Sunday School. We’ve had special events and...

Read more May 1, 2023 at 12:52 pm Allan Slotter
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