This Gospel leads to a place of personal connection with people living in poverty. March, 2012
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink…”(Matthew 25:35). Matthew 25 is a familiar text to many of us, and because it is so familiar our brains might not...
“You have no idea what it’s like to work with a group of youth in a congregation.” February, 2012
“You have no idea what it’s like to work with a group of youth in a congregation.” The woman on the other end of the phone was frustrated for sure, and on the verge of anger. She had checked her...
What are you looking for?
“What are you looking for?” Jesus asked that question of John’s disciples (John 1:38) and he is asking that of us, too. I have thought about that question when making my New Year’s resolution(s). I invite you to do the...
God’s economy of grace, December, 2011
When young people step off the bus, plane or van inNew Orleansnext summer, I want them to step into a community of the beloved that operates according to God’s economy of grace. I want them, and me, to experience a...
…because you have become very dear to us. (1 Thessalonians 2:8) November, 2011
“So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.” (1 Thessalonians 2:8) This verse from...
October 2011
Part of the Living Into the Future Together [taskforce’s report] http://tinyurl.com/3ad5eyw included the call for every ELCA congregation to have a mission strategy by the end of 2012. This resolution was adopted by the 2011 Churchwide Assembly. It is the...