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Prayer Ventures
October 5 – October 11
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
Prayer Ventures
September 28 – October 4
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: ‘Get behind me Satan’
Our mission is clear but feels like “Mission Impossible.”
From The Presiding Bishop
If God is enough
From time to time I am invited to celebrate congregational anniversaries. It’s wonderful to see the church in action and to meet members from all across the country. It is…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: ‘The bread … is my flesh’
What are we to make of such language in the Gospel of John?
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Sharing a ‘poor-man’s dinner’
Scripture calls us to have the faith to share what we have.
From The Presiding Bishop
There is no curtain obscuring plots
At a Conference of Bishops meeting a few years after the 2009 Churchwide Assembly, bishops shared some of the most outrageous suspicions they had heard about the churchwide office. One…
From The Presiding Bishop
Unglamorous yet vital
A church in the Northeastern Ohio Synod describes itself as a “50/50” congregation. It gives away half of offerings received. A significant portion goes to mission support, but the congregation…
From The Presiding Bishop
Luther’s quote got it right
The account of the Ascension in Acts has two great questions. The disciples ask Jesus, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” (1:6). Then,…
From The Presiding Bishop
Worship is the heart of all we do
There is a Seattle-based caffeinated beverage company that goes to great lengths to provide excellent customer service. Its campaign is to make itself everyone’s “Third Place.” “First Place” is home,…
From The Presiding Bishop
Coming to terms with the times
When I’m out and about in the church, I’m often asked what I plan to do to save small congregations, reverse the decline in membership, bring young adults back to…
From The Presiding Bishop
Subtle shift to works righteousness
We are in the middle of Lent — the season of spiritual warfare, or at least really good intentions. Many of us now engage in some form of Lenten discipline….