Leaving Tradition Living Tradition
I recently attended a meeting with our Synod Staff and lay and rostered leaders from around the state. We were discussing the upcoming Synod Assembly and brainstorming together about themes and speakers for this event. Our new Bishop’s Associate Juan Carlos, who is...
The Good Place
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and...
Seeing Clearly: Grace Upon Grace
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth… No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.” Gospel of John...
Living Among God’s Faithful People Part 6
This is the sixth of a six-part series. Previous parts can be found on our website. In Baptism and at Affirmation of Baptism (Confirmation) we make the following promises: to live among God’s faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper, to...
Living Among God’s Faithful People Part 5
This is the fifth of a six-part series. Previous parts can be found on our website. In Baptism and at Affirmation of Baptism (Confirmation) we make the following promises: to live among God’s faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper, to...
Secret Christmas
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things belong to us and to our children forever.” Deuteronomy 29:29 “The mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. To them, God chose to...
Living Among God’s Faithful People Part 4
This is the fourth of a six part series discussing the role of church members. Previous parts can be found on our blog. What does church membership mean? In Baptism and at Affirmation of Baptism (Confirmation) we make the following promises: to live among God’s...
Living Among God’s Faithful People Part 3
This is the third of a six part series. Previous parts can be found on our website. In Baptism and at Affirmation of Baptism (Confirmation) we make the following promises: to live among God’s faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper, to...
The Nine Lives of Confirmation
On October 27 we will celebrate Reformation Sunday in part by holding our annual Rite of Confirmation for High School Juniors. This is one of the banner days in our church year, and a milestone for young people and their families! As we finalize the list of...
Some Thoughts From the Space Between Seasons
Thank you, Bethesda, for supporting another summer of camps and trips for all ages. This was my twentieth year taking kids on summer trips! At the ripe age of eighteen, I brought a few freshmen guys to a Young Life houseboat camp on Lake Shasta. The group included...
Living Among God’s Faithful People Part 2
This is the second of a six part series. Part one was in the July/August Evangel and published on our website. In Baptism and at Affirmation of Baptism (Confirmation) we make the following promises: to live among God’s faithful people, to hear the word of God and...
Living Among God’s Faithful People
In Baptism and at Affirmation of Baptism (Confirmation), we make the following promises: to live among God’s faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper and to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed. To serve all...
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