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”
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GOD’S CURIOUS CHOICES
Again I break a vow not to post sermons on this blog. But I had wanted to share some of my reflections from the Bishop Formation Event I attended last week and, since I did so in the following sermon, I decided this was the best way to share them. I have made some editsContinueContinue reading “GOD’S CURIOUS CHOICES”
A TEACHABLE MOMENT ABOUT PUBLIC WITNESS
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?1 Corinthians 3:16 Every so often I am reminded of the responsibilities of this holy office I hold in powerfully forceful ways. My most recent lesson came just the morning of June 22 at the Akron-Canton Airport. Anyone who knowsContinueContinue reading “A TEACHABLE MOMENT ABOUT PUBLIC WITNESS”
Walking Together in Faith 