September 2026 Dear Friends in Christ – The First Reading for September 13 from Genesis 50 is the culmination of the account of the reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers. …
September 2025 “O Jerusalem, I have posted guardians on your walls; they will pray day and night, continually.” (Isaiah 62: 6) Dear Friends: I am very grateful for all…
Summer 2025 Dear Friends in Christ – Luke 8: 26-39, the Gospel Reading for June 22, the Second Sunday after Pentecost, tells of Jesus’ delivering the Gerasene demoniac. This story…
Easter 2025 Dear Friends in our Risen Lord – The Gospel reading for April 6, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, is a powerful example of overwhelming love and deepest gratitude…
December 2024 Dear Friends in Christ – Luke tells us that the angel Gabriel said to Mary, “You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will…
The purpose of this communication is to inform you about a movement called the Lutheran Congregations Support Network. Their goal is to develop a means to inform ELCA congregations of…
September 2024 ASTOUNDED BUT NOT SURPRISED Dear Friends in the Savior-King – I found myself fluctuating between being astounded and not surprised when a friend of Lutheran CORE told me…