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Remembering Martin Luther’s New Way of Thinking

February 18, 2019 By Erin Hougland Leave a Comment

As the story goes, Martin Luther, the German Catholic monk and scholar, nailed his “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” also known as […]

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: faith in action, justice, martin luther, Martin Luther King, Reformation

Offering God Our Gifts and Our Doubts with Saint Andrew

November 30, 2018 By Erin Hougland 1 Comment

Saint Andrew shows us we do have gifts to offer within ourselves and others, however big or small, and we can bring them forward to help feed, heal and bless those around us. And like Andrew, we can hold tight to our faith that no matter what we offer, our offerings are enough for God to work with and make miracles happen in this broken world. 

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: doubt, Faith, Feast Days, gifts, offering, St. Andrew

All Faithful Departed: We die in order to love.

November 2, 2017 By Erin Hougland 1 Comment

How would we know love, true love, without its companion death?

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: All Saints' Day, Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, death, grief, loss, love

In a broken world, I can teach my children honesty.

August 1, 2016 By Erin Hougland 1 Comment

In order to follow Jesus, we must be willing to venture honestly both into our own brokenness and that of our world.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: discipleship, honesty, Jesus, racism, sexism, sin

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