Back by popular demand! Bishop Tim Smith will lead a synod-wide Bible Study on the book of Isaiah on Thursdays from February 11 to March 25 at 7 p.m. The class will be virtual via Zoom. Following each session, recordings will be available to watch at your convenience. Register here to receive a weekly email […]
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St. Paul’s, Dallas is seeking a Director of Discipleship Ministries with a deep sense of Christian Faith and a passion for sharing it to involve, engage, equip, and nurture its congregation with life-long faith formation across and between generations. The Director will… strive to understand what all generations’ value and need in order to blend
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The people of the NC Synod could easily have opted for the comfortable (even understandable) choice of curling up on our sofas with Netflix instead of participating in God’s Work. Our Hands. this year. But I celebrate that instead, Lutherans across the state chose to act with holy defiance by serving in our communities during
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In spite of challenges because of COVID-19, the partnership of With God We Can! has continued its commitment to feed people in our community of Rocky Mount, NC whose bowls are empty. We started canning on Sunday, July 19, 2020, about three weeks behind our 2019 start date. To date in 2020, we have canned
How do 100,000 masks get into the hands of NC Synod congregations? “Ask and you shall receive!” says Deacon GeoRene (“Jo”) Jones, NC Synod Liaison for Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR). Over the last 25 days, 152 cases of cloth face coverings were distributed to congregations and affiliated agencies. Early this year, the Federal Emergency
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Sabbatical and why we are so confused And just like that, it’s August, and my July sabbatical is a memory. While sabbatical is in the NC Synod Compensation Guidelines and I missed my scheduled fall of 2015 sabbatical in Atlanta because of a Holy Spirit glitch, I’m keenly aware that sabbatical isn’t something most of
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Reading 30 The Light of Faithfulness—Conclusion I am a lover of Scripture. I find great comfort in knowing that the hope and guidance found in Scripture will never expire or be exhausted. The entrance of the word of God brings light and that light will never be extinguished. No expiration, no exhausting, no extinguishing.
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Reading 29 Courage and Witness—Matthew 28 Read Chapter 28 The final chapter of the Gospel of Matthew is divided into three parts. Each section tells the reader something about the courage required to be a witness to the Lord of life.
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Reading 28 Two Kingdoms—Matthew 27 Read Chapter 27 The vivid portrayal of Jesus’ death on the cross serves as a reminder that the fully divine Jesus is also fully human. He struggles with the fear of death and abandonment. And yet the story of Jesus’ suffering and death is something that the Gospel of Matthew
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Reading 27 Dropping the Ball—Matthew 26 Read Chapter 26 Matthew chapter 26 includes the Last Supper, Jesus praying in Gethsemane, Judas’ betrayal of Jesus, and Peter’s denial of Jesus. These aren’t easy topics to cover. We take away different lessons each time we have read these stories. As I read this in quarantine, Jesus’s prayer
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