Pastoral Response
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HTLC Response to Statements Made about Lutheran Social Service Agencies on Feb 1, 2025
February 4, 2025 Dear Friends in Christ, These are unusual times. While it is not my practice or the policy of Holy Trinity to engage in partisan politics, what we have witnessed in the media and seen carried out in practice is outside the realm of normal politics. We acknowledge that people at Holy Trinity…
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The United Methodist Church: A Church at the Crossroads
The recent vote at the UMC Special Session of the General Conference has far-reaching implications. This article is a brief synopsis and challenges all Christians on a way forward.
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How long, O Lord?!
Today, we experienced yet another school shooting – this time, in Santa Fe, TX. Honestly … what to say that hasn’t already been said? Today, we’ve added 9 students and 1 teacher to the growing numbers of those killed in school shootings. My heart hurts for the children who saw classmates shot and killed in…
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What’s a Christian to do?
What is a Christian to do in response to the terrible news of yet another mass shooting event, specifically a school shooting?
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The beginning of my sabbatical
At 11:59:59PM tonight, my world will change … at least for about 6 weeks while I’m on sabbatical to work on my doctoral thesis. Maybe that sounds overly dramatic, but, at that time, I will turn off my church email, I will redirect our congregational care telephone number, and I will turn my cell phone…
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Welcoming Jamie Donahue: Bethel’s Summer Intern
I’m thrilled to welcome Jamie Donahue to Bethel as our summer intern. This really will be a different kind of internship. Jamie is a business and marketing major at Roanoke College. We talked a few months about her interest in having a summer internship and remaining in the Manassas area. I jokingly said “Hey ……
Epicurious Lutheran 