Learning How to “Walk the Talk”
Clara is a young adult from Germany, who moved to the Chicago area to intern for the Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Ill. In a recent blog entry, Clara reflects on being German and expresses some uncertainty about tending to the...
Still I Rise
I had two other pieces written for this month’s blog, but when I read about Maya Angelou’s death I knew I had to write something else. Dr. Angelou, a poet, storyteller, civil rights activist and educator, was a keynote speaker...
Standing at the foot of the cross together
“We are not served by getting away from the grubbiness of suffering.” This sentence comes from a new book by Anne Lamott titled “Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair.” It jumped off the page when I read it...
We’ve only just begun
This blog is for all of the adults who accompanied young people to the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering. Your commitment to the faith formation of teenagers deserves the admiration of our entire church! We know how hard you have worked...
One body in Christ, Director’s blog, July, 2012
Since I spend the majority of my day sitting at a computer or on the phone, and often go home with a sore neck or a toothache from clenching my jaw, I decided to treat myself to a weekly shoulder...
Dangerous rumors. Director’s Blog, June, 2012
I wasn’t going to give time to the rumors that are flying around the church about two pastors who will speak at the Gathering because it gives those spreading such salacious information more press. However, I’ve had to write to...