The penitential seasons of Advent and Lent have always been renewing for me. They are headed somewhere, for all their reservation, to something hopeful and joyous. Even more appealing to me is their invitation to discipline.
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Church Speak How do we communicate with a growing segment of our population that has had little or no connection with the church or any other religious tradition without using “church speak”? Read Bishop Eaton’s January Living Lutheran column in English here or in Spanish here.
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Gaza Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they’re forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the wind – Bob Dylan It takes 15 seconds for a rocket launched from Gaza to hit the Israeli village of Sderot according to Eric Yellen.
Going to Pieces Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. Martin Luther We all understand that faith and hope are foundational in getting through personal crises. Though, I confess that tree planting isn’t on the ‘to do’ list when my world is going
Jerusalem, Oh Jerusalem “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. “ Matthew 27:37 – 38
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Small Things Does anyone dare despise this day of small beginnings? They will change their tune. Zechariah 4:10
Personal Discord I’ve come to disrupt and confront! From now on, when you find five in a house, it will be three against two and two against three Luke 12:51- 52
Don’t Do Anything I Wouldn’t Do The photo of Old Jerusalem was taken from the third floor terrace of the Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) guesthouse. This is where we’ve been residing during our initial training. The guesthouse is located on Via Dolorosa and is literally next to the first Station of the Cross which
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Disengage the Autopilot In secular culture, it’s easy to “barrel through to Christmas.” In her December column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reminds us that Advent is a season that bids us to be present, to be still. She suggests we reflect on four words: “Just this. Just now.” Read her column in
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