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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/ .

Holy Week Reflection: Sunday of the Passion / Palm Sunday

Holy Week Reflection: Sunday of the Passion / Palm Sunday

Appearances can be deceiving.

Posted on 6 April 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in TheologyTagged Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Sunday of the Passion. Leave a comment

From Resurrection to Death

From Resurrection to Death

There are many good reasons to die. Money, nationalism, politics, and elections are not any of those reasons.

Posted on 26 March 202026 March 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in ChurchTagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Easter, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran. 1 Comment

Church in Quarantine

Church in Quarantine

The church has always been physically connected in some way.

Posted on 20 March 202020 March 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in Church, TheologyTagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, ELCA, Eucharist, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Holy Communion, Lutheran. Leave a comment

This Is the Night

This Is the Night

This is the night in which, imperceptibly, almost silently, the world shifted just a fraction, just enough, just barely enough, for God to do something new.

Posted on 4 January 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Christmas Eve, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Luke 2, Lutheran, Nativity of Our Lord. Leave a comment

Separation is Hard

Separation is Hard

I know what the United Methodist Church is going through.

Posted on 3 January 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in ChurchTagged LGBTQ+, UMC, United Methodist Church. 1 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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