Good Works – Do Lutherans believe in these???

I received the following in an email the other day.  It is a great way to look at life and who we are.  And while works will not save us, they are the out flowing of the love of God in our lives. So yes Lutherans do believe in good works! Good Works I am a vessel through whichContinue reading “Good Works – Do Lutherans believe in these???”

YouTube – TEDxTC – Peter Benson – Sparks: How Youth Thrive.

This is a great talk on helping our children and youth to see what it is that makes them move and be and know they have a purpose.  Can we know this for ourselves and then help the youth around us discover and fan the flames of their own spark… YouTube – TEDxTC – PeterContinue reading “YouTube – TEDxTC – Peter Benson – Sparks: How Youth Thrive.”

Paul Simon And A Moment Of Pure Sobbing Joy : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR

Paul Simon And A Moment Of Pure Sobbing Joy : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR. Rayna Ford went to a Paul Simon concert on May 7, 2011… She shouted for him to play the song Duncan.  She wanted to hear the song because this is the song she learned to play guitar on…  WellContinue reading “Paul Simon And A Moment Of Pure Sobbing Joy : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR”

Bigger than ourselves…

“I read recently that 5% of the 159 million adults in the United States who identify themselves as Christians, attend a house church as their primary faith community.  5% might not sound like a lot, but if you break it down, those attending house churches make 7,950,000 of all adult Christians in the United States.Continue reading “Bigger than ourselves…”

A statement on the 2009 ELCA Churchwide decision

I sit at my desk and prayerfully consider a statement to simply state my Biblical and pastoral understanding of the ELCA’s decisions “to allow congregations that choose to do so to recognize and support lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” and to allow persons in these relationships to serve as rostered leaders (including pastors) of those congregations.Continue reading “A statement on the 2009 ELCA Churchwide decision”

The sound of your name…

Can you hear your mother calling your name?  It sounds beautiful doesn’t it?  Even when you hear it in a timber that you know you have done something wrong, there is still a beauty to the way your loved one speaks your name.  Even for those of us whos mother has long passed, we canContinue reading “The sound of your name…”