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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Lord, Teach Us to Pray

It's easy for me to empathize with Jesus Christ’s disciples in the Gospel according to Luke when they beg their master and teacher, “Teach us to pray! John taught his disciples how to pray, can you teach us please?”

Posted on 7 January 2018 by Pastor KenPosted in devotionsTagged Anglican Prayer Beads, devotions, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, prayer, Rosary, spirituality. 1 Comment

That’s Christmas to Me

That’s Christmas to Me

If this were just an isolated incident, I’d think God might have made a miscalculation. But it’s a pattern that’s repeated over and over and over in the Biblical narrative—who matters to God is largely seperate from who matters to human beings.

Posted on 7 January 2018 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Christmas, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Incarnation, Lutheran, Pentatonix, Virgin Mary. 1 Comment

A Tale of Two Vineyards

A Tale of Two Vineyards

Even God’s plans don’t go according to plan.

Posted on 8 October 201715 November 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Isaiah 5, Las Vegas, Lutheran, Matthew 21, Rhohingya, vineyard. Leave a comment

God Is Unfair

God Is Unfair

“Is my way unfair?” asks God? Yes! Yes, God, your way is unfair!

Posted on 1 October 201713 November 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, fairness, forgiveness, Lutheran, reconciliation. Leave a comment

You Are Worth It

You Are Worth It

We begin worship with forgiveness because we need to know—I need to know, you need to know—that we are not only in need of forgiveness, but that we are worth forgiveness, that we are not beyond hope.

Posted on 17 September 201713 November 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, forgiveness, Lutheran, reconciliation. 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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