As we approach congregational annual meetings, here is the ELCA’s FAQ on holding remote meetings: https://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/Remote_Meeting_FAQ_for_Congregations.pdf The above link directs us to take into account the law of the states in which your congregation is situated for guidance on remote... Continue Reading →
El Papa Francisco es un Papa extraordinario para nuestro tiempo. También es el primer Papa de América, América Latina y el hemisferio sur. "¿Pero es Católico?" un arzobispo católico romano bromeó conmigo. Se ha hecho una pregunta más seria: "¿El... Continue Reading →
https://hispanic-marketing.com/first-latino-pope-francis-i-history/ Pope Francis is a remarkable Pope for our time. He’s also the first pope from The Americas, Latin America, and the southern hemisphere. “But is he Catholic?” a Roman Catholic Archbishop joked with me. A more serious question has... Continue Reading →
Pastor Bob Gratez and his wife Jeannie were courageous leaders. He was the only white minister in Montgomery to support the bus boycott. Their house was bombed. Rosa Parks came over to help them clear the rubble. They lived through... Continue Reading →
How would you like a way to leverage the difficulties of this pandemic into something that could make a significant boost in discipleship and relationships in your congregation? Last month I wrote about the various technologies people are using to get... Continue Reading →
Social Bubbles Bishop Michael Rinehart There are literally hundreds of articles on social bubbles out there right now. Check out Google. The NBA has successfully employed them, as has Tyler Perry with his production crew. There has been a lot... Continue Reading →
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic (L’Église Évangélique Luthérienne de la République Centrafricaine) is one of our two global companion synods, here in the Gulf Coast Synod. (The other is Peru.) Many of our congregations are setting... Continue Reading →
Covid-19 is not going to kill you. Its true. Maybe half of us will get infected. Half will not. Of those who do get infected, 97% will recover. But even those who die, will not die because of the virus.... Continue Reading →
Labor Day means barbecue for many of us, but it is a day to give thanks for the dignity of labor, and to remember the rights of workers, who historically have been exploited by management and owners. If we’ve learned... Continue Reading →
