Podcast #174 – Me and Scotty B (Deep Dive)

Podcast episode #174 is another Deep Dive with Sarah and Doug discussing my latest piece on my 40-year friendship with local legend and restaurant owner, Scotty B. What does it mean to put down roots in a community and invest yourself in one place for decades? What does any of this have to do with the song “Me and Bobby McGee”? Listen and find out! … More Podcast #174 – Me and Scotty B (Deep Dive)

Aboard the MainStreet Boat – 5th Anniversary Reflection

  On January 15, 2017, MainStreet Covenant celebrated our 5th anniversary. Exactly five years ago, I preached an inaugural sermon telling the story of Erik August Skogsbergh, a renowned Swedish preacher and one of the founders of the Covenant, and of his dynamic ministry in Mound in the 1890s. In those days crowds took the … More Aboard the MainStreet Boat – 5th Anniversary Reflection

Sunday2Serve: The Church has Left the Building!

When the church bells ring on Sunday morning, July 31, you’ll find several local church sanctuaries empty. But this doesn’t mean they won’t be worshiping. “Most Sundays we worship God with words and music,” says Pastor Meg Newswanger of First Presbyterian in Maple Plain. “On July 31 we will worship God with our hands and … More Sunday2Serve: The Church has Left the Building!

An Evening of Appreciation

This past week we hosted an appreciation event for all our MainStreet supporters. We shared testimonies and celebrated all the lives impacted at MainStreet the past few years. Here’s some videos giving a glimpse of what is happening at MainStreet. So grateful for this beautiful church!    

Church 2.0: A New MainStreet Location for New Impact

*From a recently published article MainStreet Covenant Church will soon open a new center in the Stonegate Plaza in Mound. Hometown Pastor Jeremy Berg is quick to make clear, “This is not a church building; it’s a community gathering place — a cafe, live music venue, book club hub, public meeting space, after school youth … More Church 2.0: A New MainStreet Location for New Impact

The Full Story

I recently wrote an article highlighting the spiritual legacy of the City of Mound and each local church’s story of origins. This past week our local newspaper The Laker published a small, edited fragment of my article but left out all the fascinating history and the story of each church’s beginnings — the main purpose of my … More The Full Story