by Pastor Tim Koester | Feb 3, 2021 | Church, Humanity, Theology
What exactly is the “freedom of a Christian”? A Story I intended to begin this post with my own story about that common, human experience of asserting our individuality over and against the “parental system”. The standard conversation goes...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Jan 27, 2021 | Humanity, Podcasts, Theology
Can a sinner/saint DNA help address “the truth” issues we face? A story In the fall of 1984 I was a freshman at the University of NE when the foundations of everything I thought I knew nearly crumbled. I was walking past the student union one day when I noticed a...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Jan 20, 2021 | Humanity, News and Events, Theology
A Story I sat once in the visitors gallery of the United States Senate. While visiting relatives in DC, my father and I thought, “Here’s a chance to listen to the Farm Bill debate in person!” Ignoring my uncle’s advice to not take the Metro downtown after dark, we...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Oct 9, 2018 | Church, Humanity, Stories of people
If I don’t believe in the “supernatural”, why is coming to church important? As a part of the learning in the confirmation program, we ask students to fill out “worship notes”. They don’t have to outline the “three points of the sermon” but they are encouraged to be...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Feb 24, 2018 | Church, Humanity
In January, I wrote about the uniqueness of Ash Wednesday coinciding with Valentine’s Day and suggested both crosses and hearts are appropriate shapes for ashes on foreheads because: “at the center of the cross beats the very heart of God, entering into our suffering...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Feb 4, 2017 | Humanity, News and Events, Theology
My day begins fairly early, not quite as early as when I had dairy cows, but still pretty early. Shelli leaves for work around 6:30 and that means I have time in the morning to do some reading, exercise, and catch up on the news. Most of the time that means spending...
