“Christ is risen!” “Promises, promises, I am through with promises, promises…..” So begins a popular Burt Bacharach song from the late 1960s. Little wonder that folks lament the vulnerability and the hurt that promises cause. It’s part of that double-edged sword of relationships. Relationships are our most precious gift on which we hinge our future, […]
Read MoreAn Easter message from Bishop Eaton Life triumphs over death and love wins. Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton offers an Easter message: It all started with such promise–the angel announcing to Mary that the child she would bear would be called Son of the Most High; the conviction of Mary that this child would be the embodiment of […]
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Youth who love like Jesus If you had walked into the Embassy Suites Hotel in Greensboro in late February for a relaxing weekend away, you might have been surprised to find approximately 500 youth and adults gathered for a weekend focused on how to Love Like Jesus.
Read MoreGod is calling. In her March column for Living Lutheran, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton shares her call story of becoming a Lutheran pastor. She says women don’t follow God’s call to be trailblazers—they say “yes” because God’s call is irresistible. Read her column in English and in Spanish.
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Preparing for ministry…in the Holy Land Julie Tonnesen, a second-year seminary student at Duke University Divinity School, was recently preparing for the trip of a lifetime; a trip to the Holy Land. “I am excited to explore the places I’ve read about, and to interact with people who occupy and live in those spaces today. […]
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A “Reformation 500” House Amid recent celebrations of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, can a house also participate? Maybe a newly built house in an historic district of Hickory, N.C. is doing just that. Located near Lenoir-Rhyne University, it at least offers two striking symbols of Martin Luther and the Reformation … one widely recognized and […]
Read MoreChurch Speak True love. This year Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. It may seem an odd pairing. But in her February column for Living Lutheran, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton suggests we think of Ash Wednesday as a valentine from God. Read her column in English or Spanish.
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“Little Free Pantry” opens Ascension Lutheran Church, Shelby, has opened a “Little Free Pantry” on its property facing Marietta Street. The Little Free Pantry, is for neighbors helping neighbors.
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Eight was a magic number Mission Team 2018 from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hickory, just returned from eight days in Costa Rica building on their more than ten-year relationship with ILCO staff (Iglasia Luturana Costarricense) and reconnecting with members in three of its faith communities. <!–more–> First, our group of eight walked and talked with […]
Read MoreChurch 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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