Dear Partners in Mission, For the second time in just over a month I wish you Happy New Year! At the end of November we celebrated the Church’s new year… Read More
Bishops Message Jan 4, 2022
NT-NL News: December 2021, Fourth Tuesday
Briarwood Facilities and Summer Update Bishop Gronberg communicated this to the Synod Council earlier this month: The re-construction of facilities at Briarwood continues to be in its final stages. This… Read More
Las Posadas 2021
Las Posadas (“The Inns”) is an extended devotional celebration from December 16-24th. Communities gather together to re-enact Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, seeking shelter and welcome. Many of our… Read More
Advent 4 in Sierra Leone: Jubilee Center Worship
Today we received exceptionally welcome news from our partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone. The Jubilee Center, which was never fully finished and had suffered significant damage… Read More
NT-NL News: December 2021, Third Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Dear Partners in Mission: As our leaders, lay and rostered, prepare for the celebration of Christmas please know that you are in our prayers. We continue… Read More
Bishop’s Message: December 20, 2021
Dear Partners in Mission: As our leaders, lay and rostered, prepare for the celebration of Christmas please know that you are in our prayers. We continue to live in challenging… Read More
Joining Mary: Sermon for Advent 4
Sermon for Advent 4 Delivered at Central Lutheran Church, Dallas 19 December 2021 The Rev. Robert O. Smith, PhD Micah 5:2-5a | Luke 1:46b-55 | Hebrews 10:5-10 | Luke 1:39-45 [46-55] This sermon… Read More
Advent 4 Prayers for Leaders and Families
The first three Advent Sundays have been a blessedly busy time. Visited Gloria Dei, Garland, celebrated confirmations and first communions at Santa Maria, Irving and last week a celebration of… Read More
Pastor Doris Harris Update
This past week I had the opportunity to pay a pastoral call and visit Pastor Doris Harris. She has improved over the past several months and was able to communicate… Read More
Lutheran Men in Mission Devotional 12/17
This December Lutheran Men in Mission (https://www.lutheranmeninmission.org) had multiple writers do daily devotionals for Advent. I was honored to write for December 17th… “Weeping may linger for the night,… Read More