On our way back from a family vacation, my daughters and I went west to visit several of our Panhandle congregations. On our way, we stopped in Liberal, KS, to… Read More
Panhandle Adventure
NT-NL News: July 2017, First Monday
Commissioned Hymn Wins Prize A commissioned hymn celebrating the visionary – missional leadership of The Rev. Kevin Kanouse during his term as Bishop of the NT-NL Synod, 2000-1016, has won… Read More
Community
What a great experience worshiping and having fellowship time with the Indonesian Church in Allen, TX, on June 25. It was a powerful and spiritual time singing in two languages… Read More
Small but Mighty!
Contrary to popular opinion, size does NOT matter. And as much as we like to think of numbers as an indicator of the health of a congregation, there are more… Read More
NT-NL News: June 2017, Fourth Monday
Upcoming Youth Events Prior to the ELCA Youth Gathering (June 27 – July 1, 2018), which we should all be planning for already, are these two additional events: the tAble: an ELCA… Read More
The Gift of Leaving
It may seem strange to think of a pastor’s departure as a gift, but there is a definite blessing around the time. This weekend, I was so fortunate to experience… Read More
Oromo Celebration
The Oromo Lutheran Church, Richardson, celebrated St Onesimos Nesib Day/Onesimos Nasiib on June 18. He was a native Oromo who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into… Read More
First Communion and Confirmation
Bishop Erik and I celebrated First Communion and Confirmation at First Sagrada Familia, Garland, TX, on June 13. Bishop using one of his many gifts speaking Spanish during the Liturgy!
NT-NL News: June 2017, Third Monday
Juneteenth From the Bishop: Today, June 19, is an important holiday in the history of Texas and the United States (https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/juneteenth.html). As the ELCA and NT-NL works to examine our history… Read More
NT-NL News: June 2017, Second Monday
Note from the Bishop For the last several months, you have been seeing in these communications and at assembly that the ELCA is currently in the process of developing a… Read More