Originally, I had planned to post something about the recent election of the first woman as Bishop of the ELCA. I don’t know much about her, but I do know that I never thought I would see a woman elected as presiding bishop. Based on the number of times I’ve been rejected or told I…
Pentecost 10C July 20 2013 Luke 11:1-13 Virtually every time we have a funeral or wedding at our church, there will be a non Lutheran person in attendance who will approach me with something they’ve noticed in the worship service. Most of the time, they are people who have been or are active in another…
Pentecost 5C Luke 8:26-39 The cover of this week’s bulletin makes me think of bar-b-q. In other parts of the country, bar-b-que might include a lot of different kinds of things cooked on a grill but in the south, bar-b-que primarily means PIG. Pulled, chopped, or sliced, vinegar or mustard based sauce or even sweet…
Pentecost 4C Luke 7:36-8:3 Lately, I’ve heard a lot of people say, “I’m spiritual but not religious.” This phrase makes me very uncomfortable. For a long time I could not figure out exactly what they meant. Did being “spiritual” make them “spiritualists”? That’s an old-fashioned phrase for people who engaged in the occult. But no,…
I love an untame lion He’s calling me to come My cold heart, how it hesitates I want to turn and run His power is dangerous His power is endless love—Michelle Tumes Believe it or not, those words are the lyrics to a song about our God. They are about the about the author’s love…
Shepherdess Writes 