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2018-05 Eaton Living Lutheran

By Rick Godby / May 28, 2018
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God loves In her May column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton writes: “Jesus loves his own and loves us to the end.” And, she notes, Jesus makes it possible for us to do the same. Read her column in English and in Spanish.

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Relief for the hungry

By Catherine Fink / May 14, 2018
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Relief for the hungry Esther’s Heart is a non-profit ministry in Concord committed to serving God and the needs of others through character empowerment, support, encouragement, motivation and hunger relief. Thanks to a grant from the synod’s Peeler/Casey Funds, Esther’s Heart was able to fill backpacks to go home with hungry children for a month […]

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We act to end racism

By Rick Godby / May 14, 2018
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We act to end racism “You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.” We, as a synod and national church, act and stand against racism. A young pastor serving his first congregation in Connecticut accompanied a group of college youth to the voter registration program in […]

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A new and joyful noise

By Rick Godby / April 30, 2018
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A new and joyful noise Psalm 100 urges us to “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before His presence with singing.” The Church of the Savior, Newland, was able to sing  praise to the Lord on Easter Sunday accompanied by a beautiful new musical instrument—a pipe organ that […]

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Campus ministry makes a difference

By Rick Godby / April 16, 2018
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Campus ministry makes a difference By Pebbles Cloninger, member of Philadelphia, Dallas I don’t remember much about my high school graduation—that was 35 years ago in June—but I do remember that about a week before I left for college, I received an invitation to a “Welcome to Campus” cookout sponsored by Lutheran Campus Ministry at […]

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A glorious day

By Rick Godby / April 16, 2018
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A glorious day Palm Sunday was a glorious day for A Mighty Fortress, Charlotte! As we looked backwards in sorrow towards the remembrance of the upcoming Crucifixion of our Lord, Jesus Christ, we looked forward to the burning of our church mortgage! 

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2018-04 Eaton Living Lutheran

By Rick Godby / April 9, 2018
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April fools In her April column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reminds us that we confess “Christ is risen” in the face of worldly wisdom that is based on death. But we stake our lives on this: “Life wins. Love wins.” Read her column in English and in Spanish.

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Christ is risen!

By Catherine Fink / March 31, 2018
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“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, […]

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Eaton Easter message

By Catherine Fink / March 31, 2018
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An 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

By Rick Godby / March 19, 2018
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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.

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