April 2021 Dear Friends – Every year the Gospel reading for the second Sunday of Easter is from John 20: 19 ff. I remember how last year – when we…
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“I DID NOT HEAR ANYONE NEAR ME PRAYING THAT VERSION OF THE PRAYER” I remember after the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, which provided for the possibility of the ordination of…
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Dear Friends: Have you ever noticed that among the first words of the angels to Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds were the words “Do not be afraid”? In…
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September 2020 Dear Friends: I am always blessed and encouraged whenever I talk on the phone with friends of Lutheran CORE. You are very interested in and supportive of our…
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I often wondered – during the years I was serving as a pastor – why God would bring the particular group of people together at the church where I had…
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July 17, 2020 Dear Bishop Eaton: As I was reviewing the section on the homepage of the ELCA website entitled, “Resources for the LGBTQIA+ Community,” I was surprised to find…
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Dear Friend in Christ – “The Last Full Measure” is a 2019 American war drama film that tells the story of William H. Pitsenbarger, a U. S. Air Force Pararescueman…
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This is a list of confessional and orthodox congregations who are livestreaming or recording their church services. If you would like your church to be added to the list, please…
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Dear CORE Supporters: Not even a month ago we started raising funds for a class at the NEXUS Institute and, thanks to your response, we went from 6% to 16%…
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Dear Friends in Christ – Among Lutheran CORE’s greatest concerns have been the following – How can we help raise up a whole new generation of Lutheran pastors who will…
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