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To Some It's just a Wall
The other night I initially thought we’d practice some enchantment by reading some passages by Thoreau. Then we’d collectively say,...
Todd Siefker
Apr 23, 20208 min read


Time to Make a Deposit
I came across a deposit slip from First Federal Savings & Loan that said, “Date: _____________ 19___” It was being used as a book mark in...
Todd Siefker
Mar 19, 20205 min read


Lent is about Dining on Birdseed at the Table of the World
The 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 Siefker
Mar 13, 20208 min read


America, 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 Siefker
Feb 16, 20204 min read


The Tolstoy, Gandhi, MLK Sermon
Following Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, on the road to Jericho isn’t like a marshmallow roast singing Kumbaya We tend to think...
Todd Siefker
Feb 8, 202018 min read


My Dad's Garage
The 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 Siefker
Jan 29, 202016 min read


From Pocket Fuzz to Ant Hills
I’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 Siefker
Dec 8, 20195 min read


Faith 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 Siefker
Nov 16, 201922 min read


WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR? by Jim Wallis
A 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 Siefker
Oct 5, 20199 min read


Why I Came Back to Christianity
Hi I'm Todd Siefker. I’m the Intergenerational Ministry Coordinator here at First Congregational. I recently came back to the Christian...
Todd Siefker
Oct 1, 20195 min read


On the Art of Walking
The two types of spirituality: the suanter without a destinaiton and the hike toward a destination.
Todd Siefker
Sep 28, 20191 min read


Todd Siefker
Sep 27, 20190 min read


The Quiet Contemplative Life (part 2)
Part II New American Gothic by Criselda Vasquez
Todd Siefker
Sep 27, 20191 min read


The 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 Siefker
Sep 27, 20191 min read


On Sauntering vs. Walking: When is enough enough
Here's where I sauntered home.
Todd Siefker
Sep 22, 201915 min read
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