“Slinky!”
I learned something new this morning. Actually, I’ve probably learned all sorts of new things since arriving in New Orleans, but I’ll limit myself to just this one. You may be familiar with the song “Lions,” aka “The Slinky Song.” ...
A New Orleans centerpiece
“Lifting, Loving, Learning” read the headline in this morning’s New Orleans Times-Picayune. Underneath was a large photo of Lutherans streaming into the downtown convention center. A long story about 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering followed. The event is a hopeful sign...
Volunteers told: “Be God’s hands”
Pastor Sean Ewbank told a room full of youths that Lutherans are scarce in the New Orleans area. With only a few congregations around, many people aren’t aware of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. But this week, they’ll learn....
“Lord, hear our prayer”
With heads bowed, ELCA volunteers prayed. “Whatever we’re engaged in, let it be an act of worship.” “Even today, even in the midst of last minute planning….” “Wherever we find ourselves… let it be an act of worship.” The 300...
“This is holy ground”
“This is holy ground.” ELCA volunteers, on their feet, belted out the song lyric at worship this morning at the New Orleans Convention Center. Afterward, they took their seats and listened intently to a local ELCA pastor talk about the death...
Helping hands from Texas
Volunteers from Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, an ELCA congregation in Kingwood, Texas, are among the 300 people gathering for worship in the New Orleans Convention Center this morning. The volunteers, known as servant compansion, are spearheading the dozens of projects...