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”
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LITTLE IS MUCH WHEN GOD IS IN IT
Sunday, August 3, 2014, I preached and presided for the final time at The Lutheran Church of the Covenant. Again I offer my sermon as a blog post rather than write a separate reflection on the event. Perhaps at a later date I will summarize the range of emotions I experienced that day. But forContinueContinue reading “LITTLE IS MUCH WHEN GOD IS IN IT”
A Visit with Children at the Border
The issue of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. borders has raised a firestorm in recent weeks. Bishop Michael Rinehart of the Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, visited with some of these children and posted his observations on his blog. It is presented from both a humanitarian and theologicalContinueContinue reading “A Visit with Children at the Border”
Walking Together in Faith 