Contrary to what everyone else expects and says should happen, something about this message, this story, this promise of God made manifest in the Christmas story and in the story of Jesus Christ speaks to people who live in places like Aleppo, Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Berlin, Yemen.
Author: Pastor Ken
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 Doesn’t Belong Here
It doesn’t make any sense. People in such dire circumstances shouldn’t have any hope.
Waiting
“But the ultimate goal is to go home.” And still, they are told to wait.
A King of Justice
It’s not the justice we would usually expect. We’re so used to earthly power and kings who wield the sword of retributive justice: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and so on. But the justice of Christ the king isn’t nearly so vengeful.
Where Do I Stand?
It looks like standing up to the perpetrators of racist, sexist, xenophobic, and homophobic violence against certain populations in our own country and saying, “It doesn't matter what our political ideologies are—this must end, and it must end now.”
Living an Ecumenical Life 