Less than a week ago, I wrote to you all through social media, our blogs, and shared via our weekly e-news my concerns about the new immigration policies being put… Read More
Keeping Families Together, Giving Work to Congress, and Executive Action
Revisiting my own history
Normally my church visits are to our congregations around NT-NL, as I learn about their stories and history. This weekend I was blessed to return to a congregation of my… Read More
NT-NL News: June 2018, Third Monday
Immigration Laws and Family Separation The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has convened ecumenical and inter-religious partners in a statement addressing… Read More
LIRS and Serving Our Neighbors
Detention of minors, separation from their parents, at our borders did not begin with the current U.S. Presidential Administration. This is not a partisan issue, as both Democratic and Republican… Read More
NT-NL News: June 2018, Second Monday
World Hunger Updates A new initiative is being launched within the NT-NL Synod to bring focus to the ELCA Global Mission efforts to impact hunger on a world scale. The… Read More
NT-NL Leader News: June 2018
In This Issue Congregational Remittance Updates 2018 Synod Assembly Survey, Videos World Hunger Survey, Grant Opportunity ELCA-Endorsed Property and Liability Insurance Program Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral… Read More
NT-NL News: June 2018, First Monday
Videos from Assembly We have uploaded video recordings from our 2018 Synod Assembly to our YouTube channel in the 2018 Synod Assembly playlist, or here are the individual links from… Read More
Faith, Flower Mound
May 27th found me at Faith, Flower Mound (Pastor Rusty Sullivan). They are one of our larger congregations, a significant supporter of our life together financially and through volunteer hours,… Read More
NT-NL News: May 2018, Fourth Monday
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. – Matthew 25:35 More… Read More
NT-NL News: May 2018, Third Monday
Statement of Bishop Azar Concerning U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem A request from Bishop Gronberg: Please read the following statement from Bishop Azar of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and… Read More