It started with Holy Communion. When people ask me to share my experience with leaving the ELCA, the story begins where questions of church fellowship must always begin: the altar.…
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Every year Lent is a time when we give thanks to God for His great love and amazing grace. How much we need that love and grace. Every year on…
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If your church is following the three year lectionary, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday with 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10. Officially, the pericope begins, “We implore you on behalf of Christ, be…
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“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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Scripture Mark 6:1-13 Script Props: You will need a duffle bag or suitcase filled with items for the beach or for a vacation to the beach. Suggestions: beach toys, sunglasses,…
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Scripture Mark 4:35-41 Script Props: Disciples and boat. You will need the egg carton and the eggs labeled with the names of the disciples. You will also need bookmarks, one…
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With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? –Mark 4:30 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall…
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Part 1: A Gift of Restoration, Resilience, and Prophetic Perspective Dear Friends— We were in the middle of our first vacation ‘Out West’, somewhere between Colorado Springs, CO, and Yellowstone…
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AN ANALYSIS OF RECENT EVENTS IN THE ELCA’S SIERRA PACIFIC SYNOD For years I have been writing articles about the ELCA – often with the subtitle, “What Will It Be…
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“Fire goes before Him and burns up His adversaries round about. His lightnings lit up the world; The earth saw and trembled.” (Psalm 97:3-4) Moderns discount the Lord as…
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