A survival guide for Lent
People often think of Christmas as an emotionally tough time of year to get through, but in reality all Christian holi/holy days are difficult in the years after the loss…
People often think of Christmas as an emotionally tough time of year to get through, but in reality all Christian holi/holy days are difficult in the years after the loss…
It’s about being a servant people invited to share God with the world.
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
Pick up any modern convenience that you consider useful — a cellphone, zippered sweater, electric toothbrush — and you can be sure that object, in its original form, started out…
Sometimes I just don’t get us. We are the least likely of all people to speak enthusiastically about our church. I don’t know if it is some cross-cultural Lutheran modesty…
Why not pray with our whole bodies? Why not pray with our whole selves?
It’s an agenda that means we need to be making a difference now.
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
Here are some steps to help your congregation tell of its ministry.
But we can become too focused on ourselves, meeting our own needs.
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
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