This site began as a blog on another platform sometime around April 2009 when I was pondering my mother’s impending death. It was a therapeutic outlet for me that evolved into personal reflections, thoughts on ministry, sermons and perceptions about the congregation I was serving at the time.

On May 17, 2014, The Reverend Abraham D. Allende was elected Bishop of the 180 congregations in the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He began serving as bishop on September 1.

Our Mission
Our mission as the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, empowered by the Word and Sacraments, is to worship the Lord of the church, nurture the faith among believers, witness to the grace of God in Jesus Christ, serve the needs of all people, and provide the necessary support to facilitate this mission.