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  • June 3 | What are you aiming for?

    Today’s Reading: Read Proverbs 21-24 Have you ever played “Pin the Tail on the Donkey?”  If not, let me tell you about it!  There is usually a poster of a donkey without a tail hanging on a wall.  Your job is to take a “tail” and pin it on the

  • Befriending the Imprisoned Christ

    When my wife and I lived in Leavenworth, Kansas in the nineties, we had the great privilege to work in the prisons there. Leavenworth is a prison town, as is its abutting neighbor, Lansing. In Leavenworth one finds two federal civilian prisons, the historic “Big House” (so named for the

  • Whither Regionalization?

    Whither Regionalization? –  By Thomas Lambrecht At the 2024 General Conference, all the components of regionalization were adopted by nearly three-fourths votes or greater. Those enactments do not take effect immediately, however. What happens next? The next step in the process is for the General Conference secretary to prepare the

  • For what shall we pray?

    “For what shall we pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in prayer. This resource is prepared by a variety of leaders in the ELCA and includes prayer prompts, upcoming events and observances, and prayer suggestions from existing denominational worship materials. You

  • May 29 | Make Wise Choices

    Today’s Reading: Read Proverbs 6:6-23; Proverbs 7:1-3; Proverbs 8 Imagine crossing a road without looking first to see if there were any cars coming.  Would that be a wise choice or not?  Most definitely not wise (or safe!)!  In our reading today, we are reminded the importance of making wise