“MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU” The first time I began to really understand and value Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians was during my second year of seminary. It…
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WOE TO THE SHEPHERDS The First Reading for July 21, the day after the conclusion of the ELCA Youth Gathering, was from Jeremiah 23. In verse 1 the Lord says…
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THE COMMISSION FOR A RENEWED LUTHERAN CHURCH: HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE The ELCA’s Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church (CRLC) was formed in response to action taken by the ELCA’s 2022…
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“WHY ARE YOU FRIGHTENED?” The Gospel reading from Luke 24 for April 14, the Third Sunday of Easter, tells of an incident that happened on Easter Sunday evening – after…
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RUNAWAY TRAIN A pastor colleague recently wrote to me regarding the ELCA – “The question remains as to whether this progressive freight train has any brakes at all.” I replied,…
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YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO GOD This Christmas season we hear again what the angel said to the shepherds, “Behold, I bring you good news of great joy for all people:…
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SINCE GOD IS FOR US I am a Phoenix Symphony groupee. I feel very fortunate to live in a metropolitan area that has a symphony orchestra of the quality of…
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WILL YOUR CHURCH BE NEXT? There are three things that I would like to say as follow up to my last two articles about two ELCA congregations where their respective…
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WE ARE ALL VULNERABLE There have been many occasions when someone who is a member of a congregation that is still in the ELCA has shared with me, “I have…
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My Heart Will Go On On April 14, 1912, at 11: 40 PM ship time, the British passenger liner, the RMS Titanic, hit an iceberg, which caused her hull plates…
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