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Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 7

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 7

But the history of the church is also one of an ever-expanding tent that will not stop until it covers every people, every group, every outcast.

Posted on 13 May 20178 May 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in devotionsTagged big tent church, devotions, Easter, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Gentiles, Northern Great Lakes Synod, Paul, Prayfaithfully, resurrection, St. James. Leave a comment

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 6

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 6

It takes Peter and the other apostles a while to truly understand the breadth and scope of God’s saving grace.

Posted on 12 May 20178 May 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in devotionsTagged baptism, Cornelius, devotions, Easter, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Gentiles, Northern Great Lakes Synod, Prayfaithfully, resurrection, St. Peter. Leave a comment

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 5

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 5

Giving up privilege is a difficult process. It’s a humbling process.

Posted on 11 May 20178 May 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in devotionsTagged devotions, Easter, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Northern Great Lakes Synod, Prayfaithfully, privilege, resurrection, saul. Leave a comment

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 4

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 4

Not even being a eunuch, a sexual outcast, prevents the Ethiopian from receiving the full grace of God.

Posted on 10 May 20178 May 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in devotionsTagged devotions, Easter, ELCA, ethiopian eunuch, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Northern Great Lakes Synod, Prayfaithfully, resurrection, sexuality. Leave a comment

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 3

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 3

It doesn’t matter to Philip or God that they’re the “wrong” people. Philip goes anyway.

Posted on 9 May 20178 May 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in devotionsTagged devotions, Easter, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Northern Great Lakes Synod, Palestinians, Prayfaithfully, resurrection, Samaritans, St. Philip. 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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