Blog Don’t Be an Advent Snob My aim today is to irritate the Advent purists among us. I used to be one.Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellDecember 4, 2023
Blog Welcome to Coon Rapids My own disappointments and concerns are allayed somehow when I see others facing different, yet still similar, difficulties.Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellNovember 21, 2023
Blog Pastors’ Appreciation Month Pastors, like everyone else, need appreciation. What they don’t need is some bauble declaring them to be “The World’s Greatest…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 24, 2023
Blog Driestarren — Three Stars Every now and again I toss together a collection of trivia, oddities, and annoying observations. Here’s my latest edition. Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 10, 2023
Blog The Next Chapter We’re saying “No more dogs.” It's hard to think that this aspect of my life is over.Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellSeptember 26, 2023
Blog Do you believe in magic? In our current context, I notice that “magical” is a favored, sacred adjective. Is that the power of Disney?Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 23, 2023
Blog The Sermon and the Rabbit Hole Recently, a preacher's sermon sent me down the proverbial rabbit hole. Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 1, 2023
Blog The Bane of Church Buildings Are we okay with churches having a 25 year shelf-life? Should we be? Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJuly 14, 2023
Blog Third Way? Meh In today’s America, there is no appetite, no vision, no group with any size or sway -- inside the church…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 23, 2023
Blog Bright Monday! Apparently, in the Orthodox tradition this is a day for laughter, silliness, jokes, pranks, and tricks.Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellApril 10, 2023