My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? —Psalm 22:1 Dear church, As Lutherans, we are accustomed to holding tension between two truths. Thus the ELCA denounces the egregious acts of Hamas, acts that have led to unspeakable loss of […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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
Read MorePersonal 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
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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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