…of Gather Bible study author the Rev. Dr. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni and her family. Many of the inquiries came after the ELCA’s difficult decision to evacuate the ELCA Young Adult…
A global pandemic, political upheaval, a changing climate… these days, the future is more uncertain than it has ever been. Or is it? For the people of the Bible, life…
Physical places often shape our identities, relationships and faith. “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it,” Paul writes. Part of what this means is that…
by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni— In the last few weeks of my grandmother’s life, while she was still alert enough to talk with us, she started recalling old memories: her childhood…
by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni Three friends sat together one day, reflecting on their lives and imagining their legacies. “At my funeral,” the first said, “I hope people say that I…
…in which Meghan Johnston Aelabouni asks: “What if [Jesus’] warnings are meant not only to afflict the comfortable but also to comfort the afflicted?” When I was 4 and another…
…Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, reminds us, the biblical idea of repentance comes from the word metanoia, which doesn’t mean “to apologize.” It means “to turn around” and “to change direction.” Aelabouni…
…so much, but it barely scratched the surface. I needed to repent and turn toward taking care of myself so I could better care for others. As Meghan Johnston Aelabouni…
Summer 2024 “After certainty: A biblical guide” by the Rev. Dr. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni A global pandemic, political upheaval, a changing climate… these days, the future is more uncertain than…
…promises of God in Jesus Christ, we do not need to be afraid to face the future,” Meghan Johnston Aelabouni writes in this month’s Bible study (p. 18). The biblical…