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Made Free

by: Kelly Sherman-Conroy, MYLE Team Leader In October of 2019, the Multicultural Youth Leadership Event leadership team, including youth, young adults and adults, gathered at Luther Seminary to discern a theme for MYLE 2021. Before we began our conversations as...

God’s boundless promise

by: Claire Embil This week, I had the opportunity to preach about the Baptism of our Lord in Matthew chapter 3. This is a story that perfectly exemplifies God’s boundlessness. Jesus is claimed by God as the beloved son before...

Fundraising 101

by: Amy Wagner The ELCA Youth Gathering offers a great way for congregations to be a part of the larger church. The Gathering can be quite a financial and faith commitment on the part of the congregation as well as...

A boundless God

by: Sophia Behrens What boundless: God beyond measure means to me is such a powerful feeling that it’s difficult to put into words. To have a God that’s boundless is to have a God that accepts and loves us all,...

boundless compassion

by: Phil Hirsch For several years I volunteered at a home for children who were very sick. They had HIV and AIDS in a time when there was no good treatment. They would go in and out of the hospital...

Far more than we dare ask or imagine

by: Elizabeth Peter “God’s power at work in us can be far more than we dare ask or imagine.” I couldn’t breathe. It was minutes before I was to be ushered in front of thousands of excited teens for the...