Outreach – Page 2 – Walking Together in Faith

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”

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”