Oct 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
…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…
Aug 29, 2024 | Bible studies, Summer studies
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…
Jul 18, 2023 | Bible studies
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…
Apr 3, 2018 | Bible, Family, Seasons
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…
Aug 17, 2017 | Bible, History
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…
Sep 30, 2020 | Family, Life
…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…
Sep 27, 2018 | Community, Life
…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…
Aug 29, 2018 | Family, Life
…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…
Jul 18, 2024 | Seasons
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…
Oct 28, 2020 | Family, Life
…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…