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December 2026: Advent devotional
More details to come!
Spring 2026: “I AM: God’s holy name and promise,” video supplement 3
Watch the video (May) Session three: Resurrection and life: Leading us into abundant life (John 11 and 14) This final session revolves around the third dimension of I AM: God’s promise to lead God’s people into abundant life. From before creation to the time of Moses...
Women of the ELCA parenting curriculum resources
Session one It Starts with You, Nicole Schwartz (Broadleaf: Minneapolis, 2022). The Search Institute’s Developmental Assets (https://searchinstitute.org/resources-hub/developmental-assets-framework). Parenting from the Inside Out, Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell...
Behold, I am doing a new thing
It’s my fifth winter in Wichita, Kansas. Five years ago, before traveling 1,322 miles (about 20 hours by car and in a different time zone) away from my family and friends, I never saw myself standing in this space for my first call as a pastor. Back then, the world...
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...
Seen. Heard. Welcomed.
Do you ever go to church hoping you have enough snacks and “stuff” to keep your child quiet and occupied throughout the worship service? Many of us are familiar with the stigmatizing saying that children “should be seen and not heard,” in places that often include...