RETIRED ROSTERED LEADERS Some of us enjoy travel, spending time with families, and maybe even grandchildren. Some of us are alone. Some of us are doing pulpit supply or volunteering at our home congregation. But when was the last time you were on a spiritual retreat? When we were in a congregation or other place, there were so many things to accomplish that taking time for a couple of days at a … [Read more...]
Pray for and Support Hawai’i
The images on the news are apocalyptic. The fires on Maui and the Big Island of Hawai’i have killed at least 36 people (as I write this), destroyed people’s homes, churches, and schools. The town of Lahaina has been devastated. I have been in contact with the pastors of our Lutheran congregations on Hawai’i and Maui. So far, both congregational … [Read more...]
THEOASIS
"Bound by Grace, Bound by Race: What Does This Mean?" October 17 to October 19, 2023 … [Read more...]
Know Thyself
A message from Bishop Dave Nagler The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Michael Curry, refers to his denomination as, “the Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement.” I love this and have borrowed it when describing who we are in the Pacifica Synod. My adaptation goes like this: we are “the Lutheran branch of the Jesus movement in Southern California and Hawaii”. Let me break … [Read more...]
Conversations That Unite Us
From Pr Scottie Lloyd The times we live in are very divisive. Constructive conversations are challenging. The church and faith in Christ are “the way, the truth, and the life” in creating courteous conversations that unite communities. Take one recent illustration of how this happens. A fellow parishioner asked me to join him on a 10-day, 3,100-mile trek from … [Read more...]
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