The Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless?” God brought Abram outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to […]
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I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb…Then the angel said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal…they are before the throne of God, and worship […]
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“Nothing lives on our planet without death and decay. From this springs new life, and from this birth will come new death. This spiral of living taught me to become a sower of seeds… a planter of seedlings, a keeper of saplings, a part of the cycle. The forest itself is part of much larger […]
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GOD’S WORK—OUR HANDS SUNDAY SERVICE PROJECT: SEPTEMBER 19th, 11:30am, at LINCOLN PARK Find your gloves and pull out your T-shirt! We’re marking GOD’S WORK – OUR HANDS Sunday on September 19th this year by joining hands with Friends of Lincoln Park. We’ll exercise our faith by heading to LP after morning worship. Arrive @ 11:30ish and enjoy […]
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“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. For while we live, we are always being given […]
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In the wake of the recent devastating earthquake and hurricane, the people of Haiti are in desperate need of support. You can be part of the effort to respond by contributing to one of our Lutheran partner organizations that is working right now on the ground in Haiti. Following these links will bring you to […]
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Over the past several weeks we have watched the unfolding disaster in Afghanistan in the wake of imminent US withdrawal. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, one of the leading resettlement organizations in the country, has put out a call to individuals and congregations to come to the aid of our Afghani allies and other vulnerably Afghans seeking […]
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Welcome to Peace – We’re glad you’re here. As part of our Season of Creation: Rivers series in June 2021, we asked author and river advocate BJ Cummings and Duwamish Tribal leader and riverkeeper James Rasmussen to share with us some of their deep knowledge and hard-won wisdom about Seattle’s only River–the Duwamish. The result is the recording below. […]
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“Glory to you for oceans and lakes, for rivers and streams. Honor to you for cloud and rain, for dew and snow. Praise to you for the Duwamish and Cedar and the glaciers that feed them; for Longfellow and Fauntleroy Creeks, and the waters of the Salish Sea. Your waters are below us, around us, […]
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“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.” […]
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