It all started with a snarky comment made by a senior seminarian during my first year at Luther. He drew a line in the sand…
Author: Hannah Bergstrom de Leon
Seriously, Self Reliance?!: Squabble 4 – Conclusion
Discussion Quote #4: “What is the aboriginal Self, on which a universal reliance may be grounded?…The inquiry leads us to that source, at once the…
Poetry Feeds My Soul
Short. Simple. Speaking directly to my soul. I love them. Poetry has a bad rap and I get it…when I went through school I hated…
Seriously, Self Reliance?!: Squabble 1.5
Discussion Quote #1.5 “Prayer is the contemplation of facts of life from the highest point of view. It is the soliloquy of a beholding and jubilant…
Stepping into the Unknown
Part of my job is stepping into the unknowns of rooms, families, situations and sometimes even simple conversations. Many of us pastors pretend we are…
The Ripples Matter
It began small enough…my personal economic renaissance. It began this past December when I joined my sister-in-law in her annual Dressember campaign to raise money…
A NEW economic HOPE
Lately, it’s felt a little like the world is going to “hell in a hand basket”…as they say. It seems every day some new threat,…
Commitment Issues – Episode 1*
*Episode 1 – cause there are gonna be many more posts around my commitment issues… So apparently Haddi, by popular vote, as officially won our…
Yes…You Can Live at this Speed!
The Great Bergstrom Debate: Should one read multiple books at the same time? Spoiler…YES! So as you heard in her post “Ahh…Johnny Tremain“, poor Haddi…
A Book on A Shelf
Last year, as I challenged myself to be an “avid reader,” I began placing all the books I finished (and had in physical form) on…