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A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP When first elected presiding bishop, I was often asked what it meant to be the first woman entrusted with this call. I…
Read MoreSustainable power through women’s activity
On this International Women’s Day, our Metro D.C. Synodical Women’s Organization (SWO) encourages us with initiative both empowering and powering. A ribbon-cutting success was celebrated in November 2017 when Phebe…
Read MoreEnergy efficiency upgrade in Waldorf
When he peeks outside to check the weather, Don Zimmer may be seeing numbers as well as the forecast. “On the two days this week where we had good sun,…
Read MoreThere has to be a way to feed all
by Dorothy Sorrell As a 16-year-old volunteering at a food bank, Maria Rose Belding, an ELCA member, saw food that was thrown away because of expiration dates and knew there…
Read MoreA valentine gift from God
A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” (Love Story). “Forgiveness guaranteed. Repentance optional” (sign in front of a Lutheran church). This…
Read MoreChurch speak
A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP A colleague at the Lutheran Center related this story. An unchurched friend of hers was visiting and noticed her Advent calendar. “What…
Read MorePunto de referencia para nuestros viajes
SALUDO NAVIDEÑO DE NUESTRO OBISPO RICHARD GRAHAM Están sucediendo muchas cosas ahora, y estamos todos muy activos. Pero aun así la gente ama el Adviento, y creo que esto se…
Read MoreLandmark for our travels
A SEASON’S GREETING FROM OUR BISHOP There is a lot going on now, and we’re all bustling. But people love Advent anyway, and I believe this is because not even…
Read MoreBuilding Puentes with Caribbean islands
Recovery on islands of the Caribbean after havoc wrought in September 2017 by Hurricane Maria is pressing and challenging. “The brightest star on its horizon is the presence and the…
Read MoreLiving in a broken world
A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP As I write this the Gulf Coast and Florida are starting the long recovery after hurricanes Harvey and Irma; Puerto Rico and…
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