The Prophet Ezekiel
We are in the midst of a series of Old Testament lessons from the book of Ezekiel. Here are some notes on the prophet Ezekiel.:
Crop Walk
Help Support Crop Hunger Walk. Donate to a Walker or Participate as a Walker. Date: Sunday October 15, 2023. Gather at 1:45 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran, 1605 Vernon Ave. (near Maine East Football Field) Park Ridge, IL. Walk starts at 2:00 p.m. For more information, please send a email to Todd Raeder or Chris Dentamaro.
Civic Life & Faith
Last Sunday we started a four week series on Civic Life and Faith, sponsored by the Global links Team. I hope that many of you will be part of this series. We are seeking different points of view on difficult issues. We want to listen to what is on your mind as we consider issues which are tearing apart the fabric of our civic life. The church should be a place for serious, faith filled conversation, listening to various points of view, finding grace in disagreement and living more deeply into the faith we share.
The Mission Table
This coming Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. we begin our intergeneration opportunity for growth in our faith and fellowship. We gather at 6:00 for pizza. Then the children go with Gayle Larson to the library to read together some books which will enrich their spiritual lives.
The adults will join me for a study of my book, the Mission Table, which, God willing, will increase our scriptural, theological, and practical understanding of the mission we share at St Luke’s. We plan to have hard copies of the book on Wednesday for all participants.
A Time of Pensive Reflection
Monday, September 11, is the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York, Washington, and the crash in Pennsylvania. As the towers fell in NY I sent out a dispatch to the wider church which became a regular series of updates, stories encouragement and hope for many around the world. The blog for today is a link to a Religious News Service article on those updates. They give a flavor for the life and mission of the church at Ground Zero. My life and ministry changed on that day, as did the world as we knew it. The week of September 11 is always a time of pensive reflection for me.