As people of God, we are created in God’s image as spiritual beings and renewed with the promise of new life. Rooted in that identity in Christ, we are set free to live in a way that looks different than
This Sunday’s Gospel reading is a perhaps familiar story of Jesus calling disciples to follow him. But rather than picking the elite of society, the cream of the crop of potential recruits, Jesus chooses a few ordinary fishermen. It’s a
I was gone last Sunday at the ELCA Youth Network Extravaganza in Louisville, but the Gospel reading for that Sunday was Jesus’ first sermon, a message in which he laid out his mission to proclaim the good news of God’s
God gives many and varied spiritual gifts to the church, calling us all to use our gifts for the common good. Everyone has something to offer, and everyone’s talents, abilities, and gifts are needed for us to do the work
For the last couple of weeks, we’ve celebrated the birth of the baby Jesus. In this Sunday’s Scripture readings, we find the Jesus all grown up and ready to begin his public ministry. And as an adult, Jesus’ first recorded