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August 2022

August 02, 2022
Looking to design an eco-wedding liturgy? Here are ideas for Creation-centered wedding vows, ring blessings,...

July 2022

July 30, 2022
A 2021 clergy survey indicates that White Fragility in the ELCA is muzzling Lutheran preachers....
July 22, 2022
A new report reveals that the story about "dozens" of accusers against Rev. Nelson Rabell...
July 11, 2022
Here are ideas for reading and preaching Genesis 18:1-10a, the story of Abraham’s hospitality under...

June 2022

June 13, 2022
What can we learn from the prophet Micah and his "volcanic" warnings - and promise...
June 08, 2022
Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer resigned as Bishop. How did we get here? And where do things stand...
June 03, 2022
The ELCA's Listening Team Report gives plenty of evidence that Bishop Eaton needed to bring...

May 2022

May 31, 2022
Pentecost shows us that God loves diversity! So we should cultivate and celebrate diversity in...
May 28, 2022
Bishop Eaton refuses to bring disciplinary charges against Bishop Rohrer. Welcome to the ELCA's Whiteness...
May 24, 2022
Ideas for reading and preaching Psalm 97 with an eye toward environmental justice and human...
May 23, 2022
If ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton fails to act, Bishop William Gohl will join Latiné bishops...
May 16, 2022
With their plan for clergy "wellness checks," Bishop Rohrer continues to double down on their...
May 09, 2022
Ideas for reading and preaching about “a new heaven and earth” in Revelation 21:1-6 using...

April 2022

April 19, 2022
Martin Luther critiqued the powers of his time in The Babylonian Captivity of the Church....
April 06, 2022
Here are ideas for reading and preaching Exodus 12:1-14 connecting Maundy Thursday and Passover from...

March 2022

March 31, 2022
As ELCA weighs whether to remove Bishop Megan Rohrer, court documents reveal problems began long...
March 14, 2022
ELCA Presiding Bishop convenes “listening panel” to review actions of Bishop Megan Rohrer. But a...
March 08, 2022
This prayer for preachers is based on a line from a W.H. Auden poem. "All...
March 07, 2022
From the vastness of the cosmos to the tiny, vulnerable chicks, God’s promises both assure...

February 2022

February 28, 2022
The story of the Temptation of Jesus in Luke 4:1-15 equips us for resisting malignant...
February 20, 2022
It’s important to understand the saga of Rev. Nelson Rabell-González in the context of racist...
February 19, 2022
The Sierra Pacific Synod issued a statement maligning Rev. Nelson. But if we apply basic...
February 15, 2022
Beware of Wolves in Shepherds’ Clothing is a sermon I preached to ministry students in...
February 12, 2022
Rev. Nelson Rabell-González was denied due process when he was removed from the roster of...
February 10, 2022
Why was Rev. Nelson removed from the ELCA’s rostered ministry?  And what are next steps...
February 06, 2022
Create an ecosystem of faith! Both the psalmist and Jeremiah urge us to root ourselves...

January 2022

January 18, 2022
God’s Creation preaches?  How can this be?  We have to tune our eyes, ears, hearts,...
January 17, 2022
¿Cómo es ser el cónyuge de un pastor sometido a acusaciones infundadas de mala conducta?...
January 16, 2022
What is it like to be the spouse of a pastor subjected to unsubstantiated accusations...
January 11, 2022
Este artículo explica por qué la ELCA necesita investigar el caso de Rev. Nelson Rabell-González....
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