sexuality Archives - Lutheran Coalition for Renewal (CORE)

Resources for Ministry to LGBTQ+ Identified Persons

In the January 2022 issue of CORE Voice and the February 2022 letter from the director I had a two-part article entitled, “How Did It Happen?”, in which I explained Read More

Kim Smith In Newsletters

November 2021 Newsletter

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Video Book Review – “Sexuality Mentality”

Lutheran CORE continues to provide monthly video reviews of books of interest and importance. Many thanks to NALC pastor Mark Werner for giving us a review of Heather Ruesch’s book, Read More

Dennis Nelson In Letter from the Director

Letter From the Director – October 2021

WHAT WILL IT BE NEXT? There are two things we know for sure about the ELCA. First, they will always give us plenty to write about. And second, they will Read More

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Mountain Lion Cubs Do Not Stay Mountain Lion Cubs

Not too far from our home – in the Sonoran Desert outside Phoenix – is the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center. This wonderful facility cares for many desert animals that have Read More

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September 2020 Newsletter

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How the Revisionists Re-Framed the Sexuality Debates

Back in my college days, I was on the debate team. We would be assigned a general topic for the year, and a two-member team from one college would offer Read More

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Letter to ELCA Leadership following Same-sex Marriage Decision

The following letter was sent in June 2015 to the sixty-five synodical bishops of the ELCA and to Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton after the decision of the Supreme Court of Read More