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Ken Ranos serves as the pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Indianapolis, IN, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He blogs at https://ecumenicallife.com/ .

God Is Unfair

God Is Unfair

“Is my way unfair?” asks God? Yes! Yes, God, your way is unfair!

Posted on 1 October 201713 November 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, fairness, forgiveness, Lutheran, reconciliation. Leave a comment

You Are Worth It

You Are Worth It

We begin worship with forgiveness because we need to know—I need to know, you need to know—that we are not only in need of forgiveness, but that we are worth forgiveness, that we are not beyond hope.

Posted on 17 September 201713 November 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, forgiveness, Lutheran, reconciliation. Leave a comment

Living in Community

Living in Community

It’s almost as if God knows how hard it is to live in community with one another.

Posted on 10 September 201713 November 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged community, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, reconciliation. Leave a comment

Don’t Be Upset about Nashville

Don’t Be Upset about Nashville

Tolerance of a belief ends when it leads to harmful action.

Posted on 30 August 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in ChurchTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, human sexuality, LGBTQ+, Lutheran, Nashville Statement, PRIDE. 1 Comment

One Page at a Time

One Page at a Time

This bit of truth-telling, this watershed event, can’t be taken away. It’s important to remember for the disciples, and it’s important to remember for us.

Posted on 27 August 201713 November 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged confession, discipleship, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, faith, Lutheran. Leave a comment

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Ken Ranos is the pastor at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Indianapolis, IN. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, he graduated from Capital University with a B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Religion; and from Trinity Lutheran Seminary with his M.Div. He’s a die-hard Chicago Blackhawks fan, a self-proclaimed nerd and geek, gamer, and student of liberation theology.

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