A menudo escucho la siguiente frase cuando visito congregaciones o participo en reuniones: “Somos una iglesia de Pascua”. Me gusta esa idea y el razonamiento que la respalda. ¿Quién no…
Focal verse “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled…
In his Easter message, ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry says that even though we consider ourselves to be an Easter church, we must remember that we are also a Lenten…
Each year we gather in our worshiping communities and exclaim with Christians around the world: “Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!” Many of us set aside the…
Lectionary for April 12, 2026 First Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 One of the great joys of being a father is witnessing…
Jesus is making his way up to Jerusalem with his friends. What hopes, what expectations they must have had. With this Jesus, a new world is dawning. Soon, our dark…
Lectionary for April 5, 2026 Resurrection of Our Lord Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 What’s worse than someone beating you to your punchline when you try…
All of creation has embodied experiences and revelations of God—they are our greatest source for knowing God. Human beings, along with all of God’s created, participate in theopoiesis—making and being…
I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? (Isaiah 43:19). What does it mean to wait with hope? The upcoming months…
Kevin L. Strickland was reelected May 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, May…
Regina Hassanally was reelected May 30 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, May…
In Europe, religious holidays are national holidays, and people get the day off. A few years ago, while living in Germany, I was on my way to an Ascension Day…
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