Fall Convocation for rostered ministers It’s getting to be that time of year. When the calendar flips to September it means Fall Convocation for church leaders is just weeks away. Your planning team dreams about what you might need when you arrive, and then we work to make it happen. We know you need some […]
Read MoreOur common witness In her August column for Living Lutheran, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton says “We need to ask what it means to be Lutheran in the 21st century.” Read her column in English and in Spanish.
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Our country’s proud tradition: welcoming immigrants and refugees with generosity and grace The United States is the land of freedom and of welcome. Our nation’s history overflows with stories of people relocating to the United States, beginning with the first pilgrims being welcomed by the hospitality and generosity of the Wampanoag and their feast of […]
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Who are we? Reflections on a Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) on-site trip by Ginny Hultquist, member of First, Greensboro. They sat by themselves at one of the round tables, a weathered grandfather and his granddaughter, neither speaking amidst the other excited voices of families chatting with the Spanish-speaking LIRS board members. But no […]
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The good news of the resurrected Jesus Christ is just that–good news! And we are called to share it. Join with others across the NC Synod for #50daysSharingFaith throughout the Easter season. For each of the 50 days of Easter we will be posting a quick video of synod staff, synod council members, and others, […]
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Bishop Eaton’s Easter message Getting a phone call in the middle of the night is never a good thing. I remember the second time my father had open-heart surgery. It was a long procedure and a difficult one, and after it was done the doctor called us to his office and said, “There’s been some bleeding. […]
Read MoreSpiritual and religious Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reflects on prayer. She reminds us that prayer is not about the technique—the how or why we pray. Prayer is an invitation to divine love. Prayer is about relationship with God. Prayer is God seeking us. Read her column in English and in Spanish.
Read MoreFrom cradle to grave. In her December column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reflects on Christmas, a time when “God reversed the cradle-to-grave progression.” We are on a joyful journey, where we are loved, we are alive and we are free to greet this holy season. Read her column in English and in Spanish.
Read MoreIn the wilderness. In her November column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reflects on Numbers 11, the Israelites’ journey to the land the Lord had promised them. Today, we are “becoming a generation not quite arrived at the promised land, but seeing God declaring: ‘Now you will see if my word will come […]
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Chrismon ministry at Macedonia Eleven years of fellowship around a table filled with beads, threads, and patterns is a Saturday morning tradition at Macedonia Lutheran Church in Burlington, North Carolina. The Chrismon tree is a highly anticipated and traditional Advent and Christmas event at our church. The ministry itself is as glorious as the tree. […]
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