This letter was sent to the members of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, IN, on 6 February 2025. On Saturday, 1 February 2025, disgraced former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Mike Flynn posted screenshots to X (Twitter) of a spreadsheet listing federal grant money paid to a number of regional Lutheran Services … Continue reading A Pastoral Letter to the Members of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church Regarding Accusations Made Against Lutheran Social Services, Global Refuge, and Other Lutheran Organizations
Category: Mission
An Eye for an Eye
An end to the riots must focus on the black lives lost to police brutality. It must focus on the police brutality deployed against protesters. When that is accomplished, the rest can be addressed.
Faith in Indiana – Processional for Racial Justice
Our Hands at God’s Work
As part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's "God's Work. Our Hands." Sunday, Faith Lutheran Church continued its tradition of collecting school supplies for kids in our school districts who don't have enough money to buy their own. After worship, we gathered up all the supplies, sorted them, and packed them into boxes to … Continue reading Our Hands at God’s Work
Sermon–March 23, 2014–Lent 3A
Third Sunday in Lent A Preached at Faith Lutheran Church, Three Lakes, WI. Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 When Pastor Bob arrived at a church in suburban Columbus to begin his call, the church had been in decline for a good number of years, but was still doing okay. A number of … Continue reading Sermon–March 23, 2014–Lent 3A
Living an Ecumenical Life 