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Again, Tear Down These Walls!

Again, Tear Down These Walls!

The real miracle here in Peter's story isn't that God convinced Peter that his deeply held religious belief was wrong. It's that the Holy Spirit is radically altering the playing field. And his people accept that.

Posted on 24 April 201629 June 2016 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Acts 11, Berlin Wall, Cornelius, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, Peter. Leave a comment

Answers to Complicated Questions

Answers to Complicated Questions

Despite what a great many people think, the Christian faith is not about answers. The Bible is not an encyclopedia written with a handy index to provide us with the solutions to all of our problems or our questions. And we have lots of questions.

Posted on 18 April 20165 May 2016 by Pastor KenPosted in UncategorizedTagged doubt, Easter 4C, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, John 10, Lutheran, Psalm 23, questions. 2 Comments

Please, Stop Dismissing Bi-Vocational Ministry

Please, Stop Dismissing Bi-Vocational Ministry

The church is smaller and less financially equipped than it was half a century ago. So why do we still assume that full-time ministry is the only ministry that matters?

Posted on 7 April 201613 April 2016 by Pastor KenPosted in ChurchTagged bi-vocational ministry, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Living Lutheran, Lutheran, pastors. 2 Comments

Peace Be With You

Peace Be With You

Peace as brought by human beings is horrific.

Posted on 3 April 2016 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Easter 2C, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, John 20, Lutheran, peace. Leave a comment

More Surprises

More Surprises

But God of course has another surprise in store. Who could have guessed that death was not the end for God?

Posted on 1 April 2016 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Easter, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Luke 24, Lutheran, resurrection. 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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