AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS from the Treasure Valley Cluster of Churchesof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America This letter first appeared in two local Boise, Idaho papers, The Idaho Statesman and The Idaho Press on October 1, 2021. Though we would wish it otherwise, it remains relevant, and we hope it …
October 29 2021 Eternal Spirit of the living ChristI know not how to ask or what to sayI only know my need as deep as life,and only you can teach me how to pray.Come, pray in me the prayer I need this day…(ELW #402) Pray without ceasing, the apostle Paul told the Thessalonians (1 Thess. …
October 22 2021 Would you give your church away? I believe I have a taker if you will. The Immanuel you know and love—what would you take in trade? Could you part with it? Because in many ways, you have, haven’t you? If you were here in 2019, or even if you weren’t, nothing is …
“The New is Here!” Immanuel’s Fall Emphasison Stewardshipand Spiritual Growth In the midst of his own chaotic times, the apostle Paul saw an ever-creative God doing new things: If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! (2 Corinthians 5:17) In these times, believing …
Paul Olsen 