Faith – Page 104 – Walking Together in Faith

WEEK ONE

O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ ourContinueContinue reading “WEEK ONE”

UP FROM THE ASHES

On Sunday, August 31, First Lutheran Church in Lorain, Ohio, worshipped outdoors. The backdrop of this worship setting was their historic, now charred building across the street which, three days earlier, had been destroyed by fire. Courtesy of First Lutheran Church Just two weeks before, the Northeastern Ohio Synod welcomed its newest pastors at aContinueContinue reading “UP FROM THE ASHES”

CHANGE IS COMING

Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. [Psalm 127:1a] Next Monday, September 1, is my first official day as Bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As a result, this is more of a nuts and bolts post to inform you of aContinueContinue reading “CHANGE IS COMING”