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Showing posts with label ELCA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ELCA. Show all posts
02 June 2026

A Pastoral Letter to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen

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June 2, 2026    Governor Jim Pillen  1445 K Street  Lincoln, NE 68508   Governor Pillen,  Last week, you signed an executive order intend...
22 January 2025

On Prophetic Preaching: A Statement

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“As a prophetic presence, this church has the obligation to name and denounce the idols before which people bow, to identify the power of si...
25 April 2024

ELCA Church Council Report

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The bishops from each of the 9 regions of the ELCA select one of their number to serve as a liaison to the ELCA Church Council for terms of ...
02 April 2018

April 2018 Newsletter Article

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Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed! Alleluia! So goes the shout of the church in ...
01 October 2017

October Newsletter Article

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Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,...
13 October 2015

Fall Theological Retreat

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This week I'm in Dubuque, IA for the Northeastern Iowa Synod's Fall Theological Retreat (#NEIAFTC). This annual event is a highlight...
11 February 2015

An Open Letter to the LGBT Community from Bishop Michael Rinehart

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This is worth reposting. No, we in the ELCA do not agree on the issue. But we are agreed that we want to be a place that welcomes all people...
02 November 2014

Sermon for All Saints' Sunday - "Blest Are They"

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26 October 2014

Reformation Sunday Sermon - Faith, Freedom, and Family

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27 July 2014

Sermon Podcast: "Testing the Spirits" - 1st John 4.1-8

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29 June 2014

"Dancing with Your Real Life, Flesh-and-Blood Neighbor"

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26 May 2014

Sermon for May 25, 2014 - "Love Gives"

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08 May 2014

Book Review: Mediating Faith by Clint Schnekloth

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(c) 2013 by Fortress Press Contemporary media studies would remind us, if nothing else, that all of life is mediated, and much more is...
04 May 2014

Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter: "Called Into Christ's Service"

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01 May 2014

Book Review: Wide Welcome by Jessicah Krey Duckworth

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Wide Welcome by Jessicah Krey Duckworth (c) 2013 by Fortress Press, Minneapolis. "Congregational life today for many Christians i...
28 April 2014

Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter - "Fanning Flames, Building Faith"

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25 April 2014

Sermon for Easter Sunday: "Easter Starts Here"

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18 April 2014

Sermon for Maundy Thursday - "Commendable Community"

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15 April 2014

Palm Sunday Sermon - Being A King Was Not Enough

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04 March 2014

Ash Wednesday: Bring Your Kid

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Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday.  For Christians, the Ash Wednesday service marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a penitential period in whi...
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