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Pastoral Letter on Political Violence
As Christians--Lutheran Christians--we must meet this moment of division and unrest with a servant heart. To paraphrase Martin Luther, God doesn’t need our peacemaking, but our neighbor does.
Bishop Donna Simon
Sep 112 min read


Easter Message . . . both . . . and . . .
The older I get the less I experience life as either/or but much more as both/and; less that things have to be this way or that and more...
Bishop Candea
Apr 172 min read
Reconciling In Christ
As the bishop and pastor of the synod, I publicly proclaim that you who are part of the Queer community are brave and beautiful.
Bishop Candea
Jan 293 min read
Proclaiming the Gospel by Giving Thanks
The most common image for what God is offering us is a banquet, a joyous party, a wedding feast.
Bishop Candea
Nov 26, 20242 min read
We Will Embody the Unity of Christ
Regardless of who is president and what policies they seek to enact; we will care for our neighbor.
Bishop Candea
Nov 6, 20242 min read
They'll Know We Are Christians
I doubt many congregations still sing that song. - They'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love.
Bishop Candea
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Remember
Throughout Scripture we are invited to remember. This day (Passover) shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as...
Bishop Candea
Jun 19, 20242 min read


Easter Message
What is your favorite thing about Easter? I’ve shared in the past that when I was a child (the middle of three sisters), my mother always...
Bishop Candea
Mar 31, 20242 min read


Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
The New Year begins with celebrations, resolutions, and hopes that things will be better in the new year. There is something about having...
Bishop Candea
Jan 17, 20242 min read


Words matter
Martin Luther King, Jr Day – January 15, 2024 It is no coincidence that Jesus is identified as the Word of God who was in the beginning...
Bishop Candea
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Traveling the way of Jesus is about resilience, hope and joy!
What woman having ten silver coins if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully, until she...
Bishop Candea
May 24, 20232 min read


Traveling the way of Jesus means speaking up for justice.
When Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem riding, not on a majestic horse with an army behind him, but on a colt with people spreading...
Bishop Candea
Apr 27, 20232 min read


Traveling the way of Jesus means tearing down walls
For Jesus himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting...
Bishop Candea
Mar 29, 20233 min read


Traveling the way of Jesus: Small does not mean insignificant.
We know that during the Roman Empire, the followers of Jesus were a very small minority of the small majority of Jewish people. Today, we...
Bishop Candea
Mar 1, 20233 min read


The sky is falling
“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” We know the story of Chicken Little who, when struck by an acorn and thinks the sky is falling....
The Rev. Susan Candea
Jul 20, 20222 min read


Dreaming a New Normal
“If we are wise, we will not go back to the old normal. . . we will go forward. Dreaming a new normal.” Brian McLaren Throughout this...
Bishop Candea
Jul 22, 20205 min read


Reflections on Communion
I want to begin by stating that this is not a theological treatise on the Lutheran understanding of the sacrament of communion. It is...
Bishop Candea
May 6, 20205 min read
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