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It’s Gonna Hurt

https://youtu.be/6x-0uyjMTeU A Sermon for the Sunday after the Commemoration of the Emanuel Nine and Juneteenth. Preached at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Indianapolis, IN.

Posted on 21 June 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Emanuel Nine, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Juneteenth, LGBTQ+, Lutheran, racism. 1 Comment

Two Pentecosts

A sermon for the Day of Pentecost, 31 May 2020.Preached at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, IN. https://youtu.be/Auy7tHw535s

Posted on 2 June 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Black Lives Matter, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, George Floyd, Lutheran, Pentecost. 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

Why Christian?

Why Christian?

It has been a long time since I asked myself that question.

Posted on 13 October 2019 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged anxiety, depression, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lectionary 28C, Luke 17, Lutheran, mental illness, salvation. Leave a comment

Where Are You?

Where are you in the story of Christ's Passion?

Posted on 5 April 2018 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Good Friday, Lutheran, Passion. 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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