IT SHOULD NOT SURPRISE ANYONE It should not surprise anyone that a movement is developing to get the ELCA to commit a massive breach of trust and to eliminate any…
THE REVISIONISTS HAVE COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER: A REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE ELCA CHURCHWIDE ASSEMBLY The ELCA held its Churchwide Assembly August 8-12 in Columbus, Ohio. The gathering sent a…
AN ANALYSIS OF RECENT EVENTS IN THE ELCA’S SIERRA PACIFIC SYNOD For years I have been writing articles about the ELCA – often with the subtitle, “What Will It Be…
FIVE RESPONSES TO AN EMPTY TOMB In Luke’s account of Easter Sunday morning the Gospel writer records four responses to the empty tomb. First, being perplexed. The women found the…
HOW DID IT HAPPEN? THE ELCA AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING – PART TWO Introduction For the January 2022 issue of our newsletter, CORE Voice, I wrote the first part of a…
THE THINGS IN MARY’S HEART I’ve always liked the way in which the Gospel writer Luke concludes his version of the Christmas story by telling us that Mary kept all…
WHAT WILL IT BE NEXT? There are two things we know for sure about the ELCA. First, they will always give us plenty to write about. And second, they will…
HOPE AND LIFE GIVING I live in the Sonoran Desert about forty miles northeast of downtown Phoenix. The Sonoran has been called the greenest desert in the world, because we…
THANKING GOD FOR SEEING US THROUGH I experience great joy as pastors tell me of their congregations’ being able to resume in person worship services. Many are again having delightful…
“WHY ARE YOU FRIGHTENED?” Are you a worrier? Do you know someone who is a worrier? Are you married to someone who is a worrier? I know that for me…