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I Don’t Need God’s Help

I Don’t Need God’s Help

O Lord, hear my prayer and let my cry come before you.

Posted on 7 July 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in PersonalTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, prayer. 1 Comment

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

An Eye for an Eye

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.

Posted on 3 June 20203 June 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in Mission, PersonalTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, George Floy, Lutheran, Matthew 6. Leave a 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

Faith in Indiana – Processional for Racial Justice

https://youtu.be/lLbaP69zEbo

Posted on 31 May 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in Ecumenism, MissionTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Faith in Indiana, George Floyd, Indianapolis, Live Free, 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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