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Boots on the Ground
Everyday ministry stories and blessings


Too Close for Comfort
Hi sassy friends. How are you doing? How are you holding up? How are you taking care of yourselves as the world seems to be serving up...
Erica Koser
Jun 234 min read
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Rooted
I had the joy of preaching last week at my home congregation. I don't get to preach in my new position very often and it felt so good to...
Erica Koser
Jun 93 min read
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Shifting Priorities
Stan, the new baby highland cow Wix, the hosting site for the Sassy Pastor blog informed me today that it had been 28 days since I last...
Erica Koser
May 194 min read
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The Tomb Was Empty
I wonder what it was like to be Mary Magdalene on Easter morning. I imagine her not sleeping the night before- knowing that in the...
Erica Koser
Apr 203 min read
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Holy Week
It's Holy Week. Holy week is my favorite week of the liturgical year. It is the week I miss most when I am not in leadership in a local...
Erica Koser
Apr 134 min read
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A little broken, but still works well
True confession. I can mindlessly while away the hours "shopping" on facebook marketplace. I might begin in the antique furniture...
Erica Koser
Apr 63 min read
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Back Roads
I am pretty sure it drives my spouse crazy. On Google maps, when I am searching a route- I will check the "avoid highways" box and wait...
Erica Koser
Mar 243 min read
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No Matter What
On Sunday, the children's minster at church (shout out to Rae!) was sharing with the kids that sometimes we have big dreams or plans and...
Erica Koser
Mar 173 min read
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Mud Season
It's mud season on the farm. We were hit with a big blizzard earlier this week and now in true Minnesota March fashion, all that heavy...
Erica Koser
Mar 83 min read
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Ash Wednesday Blessing. Dust to Dust...
YOU You are made from stardust every bit as bright and shiny every bit as mysterious and ethereal You are made from dust everyday,...
Erica Koser
Mar 21 min read
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What is your body holding?
It was warm and sunny today in Minnesota- so much so that I left the back sliding door open and fresh air blew through my house. I spent...
Erica Koser
Feb 234 min read
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Tired
It's a very cold, grey day in Minnesota. We are in-between a snowstorm and a plunge back into freezing temps. As I was easing into the...
Erica Koser
Feb 153 min read
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Hope Is Resistance
What a long decade the last two weeks have been. I have fallen into a horrible habit of doom scrolling right before I fall asleep and...
Erica Koser
Feb 73 min read
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Singing to Cows
Our current reality feels completely unreal. I find myself absorbing the constant feed of news in a haze of disbelief. It's like...
Erica Koser
Jan 273 min read
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The Present that is Presence
The Word became flesh and made his home among us. John 1:14 I love to give gifts. I love to search out that perfect present that will...
Erica Koser
Jan 123 min read
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Dec 24, 20240 min read
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Gratitude in the grit
This past weekend I deep cleaned my house. My daughter asked if I was moving furniture and digging deep into the grime because my mom...
Erica Koser
Nov 26, 20242 min read
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Cling without failing to Hope
We are 3 days past the election. I don't know about you, but I find my soul sitting in a space of complete numbness that is occasionally...
Erica Koser
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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Embrace your inner silkie chicken!
We have a young silkie rooster that is learning how to crow. At about 4:45 in the morning, you begin to hear his bold attempts at...
Erica Koser
Aug 14, 20243 min read
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Catching Hope
I am sitting at my desk in my home office with tears streaming down my face. They are tears of joy and this strange feeling of hope. I...
Erica Koser
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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