I read my first graphic novel Maus when I was student teaching in Marshalltown, Iowa during the 2003/04 school year. Maus is the story of Nazi Germany…
Category: Blogs
Blogs by either Haddi or Hannah containing multiple books and recommendations
Feel What You Are Feeling
It’s what every therapist has ever told me, “Hannah, just feel what you are feeling.” And I won’t lie, after 10 years of on again,…
Hope and Belonging
Throughout life we gravitate toward belonging. Not just welcome, kindness or even love, but actual belonging. Those relationships where if we weren’t a part, something…
Sweet Zombie Jesus!
Is there a better time to talk about World War Z and our culture’s fascination with zombies then Holy Week? As a working preacher preparing for…
Ready Player One and Embracing the Publishing Machine
So it has come to our attention that Haddi and I might have a slightly pretentious outlook on reading, as evidenced by our 2018 book…
What IS Behind the Curtain?
Being a pastor comes with some great privileges. One, is that people, often times those you hardly know, invite you “behind the curtain.” They allow…
The Resonance of a Book
Hannah: Do you remember the first book you would say, “resonated” with you? You know that book that plucked at all the right cords within…
Violently Agreeing – A Bergstrom Tradition
It’s been a minute, but in January Haddi and I had invited you to join us in reading “Brick Lane” by Monica Ali. This was…
Black Panther? Yep, It’s a Thing!
So in case you have been living under a rock or just really out of touch with the movie industry, Black Panther is a thing. …
God, Feminism and the Fierceness of Women
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…