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Katie Hines-Shah leads Gather’s June 2022 Bible study
Welcome to the June 2022 video supplement to the Gather Bible study, “Crafted in Christ,” by the Rev. Katie Hines-Shah. This video session focuses on the rest and renewal sabbaticals can offer clergy and congregations. The video presenters touch on why sabbaticals are...
Sarah Carson and Violet Little lead Gather’s May 2022 devotional
Gather is excited to share that two of the authors of the Gather’s May 2022 devotional, Sarah Carson and Violet Little, have created a video to accompany the study.Gather is glad to be able to offer these videos to help subscribers continue to connect in Bible study...
Women of the ELCA triennial logos continue to inspire
Logos and themes from past Women of the ELCA triennial gatherings can inspire and challenge us today. For example, the 1990 theme, “Celebrate God’s Creation” reminds us of our call to live as stewards of God’s creation and to work toward healing and restoration in our...
Mark Allan Powell leads session four of Gather’s winter 2022 Bible study
The Rev. Dr. Mark Allan Powell, the author of Gather’s four-part Bible study on “The kingdom of heaven,” has responded to questions about session 4. Thank you for sharing your concerns and questions. Gather is excited to share that Mark Allan Powell, author of...
Mark Allan Powell leads session three of Gather’s winter 2022 Bible study
Gather is excited to share that Mark Allan Powell, author of the Gather’s winter 2020 Bible study, “The kingdom of God,” has created a video to accompany the study. Those readers who provided what Powell calls "not altogether favorable" reviews of the blanket backdrop...
Mark Allan Powell leads session two of Gather’s winter 2022 Bible study
Gather is excited to share that Mark Allan Powell, author of the Gather’s winter 2020 Bible study, “The kingdom of God,” has created a video to accompany the study. Gather is glad to be able to offer these videos to help subscribers continue to connect in Bible study...
Mark Allan Powell leads session one of Gather’s winter 2022 Bible study
Gather is excited to share that Mark Allan Powell, author of the Gather's winter 2020 Bible study, “The kingdom of God,” has created a video to accompany the study. Gather is glad to be able to offer these videos to help subscribers continue to connect in Bible study...
Faithful eating
By Ryan Cumming THE QUESTION IN MY EMAIL inbox was one of the oddest I had received as a food systems educator: “How did a plastic box of Brussels sprouts destined for a grocery store in the northeastern U.S. end up on a discount table at a farmer’s market in the Bay...
Let’s eat!
By Lisa A. Smith “Who knew that the hardest part of being an adult was figuring out what to cook for dinner every single night of your life until you die?” asks a popular social media meme. As a parent, I feel this deep in my bones, especially after I’ve chopped,...
Women of the ELCA triennial logos continue to inspire
1990 First Triennial Convention, Anaheim, California “Celebrate God’s Creation” reminds us of our call to live as stewards of God’s creation. When we care for God’s creation, we work toward healing and restoration in our lives, relationships and the world.1993 Second...
Emergence
By Elise Seyfried SOMETIMES, DURING WORSHIP, we are asked to remember our baptism. We watch the welcome of a little one at the font. We listen to a confirmand’s words during the Affirmation of Baptism. I must confess: These are not my favorite parts of the liturgy. I...
Serve, learn, grow: Make a difference this March
MARCH HAS ARRIVED. That means it’s time to celebrate women! Women’s History Month provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on the contributions women have made to our nation over time. And Bold Women’s Day, observed on the first Sunday in March, commemorates...
Gather offers Lenten devotional
As we approach the Lenten season, you may be looking for a devotional to carry you through the 40-day season. Gather magazine offers “An outward-facing Lent” with daily readings that allow us to explore our vocations and lift up the vocations of others. Download the...
Of monkeys, tears and the Wisdom of God
I was terrified. And I cried. I was living and working at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong at the time. I’m not weepy or alarmist by nature. I’d weathered a ginormous flying cockroach in my shower. Swatted it hard and disposed of it. I wasn’t crying...
The winter storm
The rain is loudly pounding on the old metal roof of the refurbished farmhouse I call home. Sitting beside new double-pane windows, I watch torrents of water wash the leaves from the walkway leading to my front door. In the days before these tight-fitting windows were...
What critters teach us about faith
God wants us to take care of our world. My young son Richard showed me that years ago when he found a wounded bird, a Robin, in our backyard. He named it “John”. Richard ran in and said we had to save him. His dad and I realized that this Robin was one of God’s...
Blue Christmas: Surviving the holiday hype
Not everyone enjoys the holidays. For some of us, this time of year dredges up fresh waves of grief over our loved ones who are no longer with us. Some worry about pulling off a picture-perfect celebration or the effect seasonal shopping marathons have on their...
Feeling homesick
Moving in, moving on By Susan K. Olson BY THE TIME THE MIDDLE of September hits, the college campus where I work settles into a rhythm of sorts. We’ve made it through the orientations, the adding and dropping of classes, the meeting of roommates. The new notebooks...