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A Pastor with Depression

A Pastor with Depression

The stigma around mental illness in the church, even in progressive churches, is crushing.

Posted on 29 August 201829 August 2018 by Pastor KenPosted in PersonalTagged depression, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, mental health, mental illness, pastoral care, suicide. 4 Comments

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

Faces of Christ

Faces of Christ

Can we see God in humiliation? Can we see God in human brokenness?

Posted on 5 April 20185 April 2018 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Faces of Christ, Holy Week, Lutheran, Maundy Thursday. Leave a comment

Giving Up

Giving Up

I don’t have to tell you that we have a hard time giving things up. It’s human nature. And it’s everywhere in the story of Christ’s death.

Posted on 5 April 2018 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, giving up, Holy Week, Lutheran, Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday. Leave a comment

A Fallen Ranger

A Fallen Ranger

Some may read this and scoff. How can people mourn the death of someone they never met?

Posted on 24 February 201824 February 2018 by Pastor KenPosted in PersonalTagged community, death, Lord of the Rings Online, Lusternia, Myst Online, Uru Live. 3 Comments

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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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