Todd SiefkerApr 23, 20208 minTo Some It's just a WallThe other night I initially thought we’d practice some enchantment by reading some passages by Thoreau. Then we’d collectively say,...
Todd SiefkerMar 19, 20205 minTime to Make a DepositI came across a deposit slip from First Federal Savings & Loan that said, “Date: _____________ 19___” It was being used as a book mark in...
Todd SiefkerMar 13, 20208 minLent is about Dining on Birdseed at the Table of the WorldThe other day Verlee Owens sent me an article entitled, ‘Why is Jesus a Minor Character in The Religion Named After Him?’ As I was...
Todd SiefkerFeb 16, 20204 minAmerica, It's Time to Be Thankful for What We Have--Each Other!The other day, my son and I volunteered an evening at the soup kitchen on W.7th. A fight broke out between a police officer and a...
Todd SiefkerFeb 8, 202018 minThe Tolstoy, Gandhi, MLK SermonFollowing Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, on the road to Jericho isn’t like a marshmallow roast singing Kumbaya We tend to think...
Todd SiefkerJan 29, 202016 minMy Dad's GarageThe other day my dad came over to help me wire a hall light. Every YouTube video I could find only had two or three wires coming out of...
Todd SiefkerDec 8, 20195 minFrom Pocket Fuzz to Ant HillsI’ve often thought the word ‘Lent’ was a strange name for such an important season in the Christian church. Why would anything be named...
Todd SiefkerNov 16, 201922 minFaith Traditions As Medicine for an Ailing Educational System My Education Manifesto Every day for the last three years, I’ve carried in my backpack a 30 page quantitative research study. Given that...
Todd SiefkerOct 5, 20199 minWHO IS MY NEIGHBOR? by Jim WallisA YOUNG LAWYER asks Jesus what he must do “to inherit eternal life.” To which Jesus gives a simple answer: Love God and love your...
Todd SiefkerOct 1, 20195 minWhy I Came Back to ChristianityHi I'm Todd Siefker. I’m the Intergenerational Ministry Coordinator here at First Congregational. I recently came back to the Christian...
Todd SiefkerSep 28, 20191 minOn the Art of WalkingThe two types of spirituality: the suanter without a destinaiton and the hike toward a destination.
Todd SiefkerSep 27, 20191 minThe Quiet Contemplative Life (part 2)Part II New American Gothic by Criselda Vasquez
Todd SiefkerSep 27, 20191 minThe Quiet Contemplative Life (part 1)This is a three part video series on modern American spirituality through the lense of the ancient Lord's Prayer.
Todd SiefkerSep 22, 201915 minOn Sauntering vs. Walking: When is enough enoughHere's where I sauntered home.