“In mirrors I see myself. But in mirrors made of glass and silver I never see the whole of myself. I see the me I want to see, and I ignore the rest. Mirrors that hide nothing hurt me. They reveal an ugliness I’d rather deny. Yow! Avoid these mirrors of veracity!” – Walter Wangerin, […]
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“I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank […]
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“For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch.” – Isaiah 62:1 Beloved in the Lord, We were in Leavenworth with Chris’s family, marking Naomi’s birthday on New Year’s Eve and the dawning […]
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Of her flesh he took flesh: He does take fresh and fresh, Though much the mystery how, not flesh but spirit now And makes, O marvelous! New Nazareths in us, Where she shall yet conceive Him, morning noon and eve: New Bethlems, and He born there, evening, noon and morn. – Gerard Manley Hopkins Beloved […]
Pastor’s Pen December 2012 Read More »
We’ve all seen images of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy the last week of October. From the Caribbean to the North Atlantic Coast, millions of lives have been affected by this “super storm.” Our ELCA is known nationwide as a leader in disaster response. It’s one of things we, as church, do together when […]
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We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia; for during a severe ordeal of affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. – 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 Beloved of God, Gratitude and […]
Pastor’s Pen November 2012 Read More »
Will you let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you? Pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too. We are pilgrims on a journey; we are trav’lers on the road; we are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load. […]
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Referendum 74: A Pastoral Letter from Pastor Erik P. Kindem September 23, 2012 Sisters and Brothers of Peace, On September 18, 2012, a resolution to publicly endorse Washington State Referendum 74 was presented at the Church Council meeting. The resolution came from members of the Peace Inclusivity Task Force and was presented by Leanne Damborg […]
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September 23, 2012 Sisters and Brothers, At our Church Council meeting on September 18, last Tuesday, the Church Council considered a resolution to endorse Referendum 74, the measure on November’s ballot that would legalize marriage for same sex couples. After a lengthy and thoughtful discussion, the council majority voted to support the resolution. This action […]
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Jesus went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there… but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit…begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not […]
Pastor’s Pen September 2012 Read More »
