December 2024 Dear Friends in Christ – Luke tells us that the angel Gabriel said to Mary, “You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will…
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The purpose of this communication is to inform you about a movement called the Lutheran Congregations Support Network. Their goal is to develop a means to inform ELCA congregations of…
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September 2024 ASTOUNDED BUT NOT SURPRISED Dear Friends in the Savior-King – I found myself fluctuating between being astounded and not surprised when a friend of Lutheran CORE told me…
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Summer 2024 Dear Friends - In the March 2024 issue of our newsletter, CORE Voice, I wrote about the DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility) audit which the ELCA had commissioned…
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April 2024 Dear Friends in the Risen Lord – For me among the most powerful and hope-and-strength-giving things that Jesus said are the following– “God so loved the world that…
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KNOWING THE OUTCOMEGIVES COURAGE AND STRENGTH IN THE MEANTIME Dear Friend in the Savior-King: For me one of the most inspiring, encouraging, and strength-giving passages of Scripture is John’s vision…
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We Need Rest Dear Friends – A few Sundays ago the Gospel reading included the words of Jesus in Matthew 11: 28 -“Come to Me, all you that are weary…
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