Lengthening

Lengthening Lent means many things to different people. The word “Lent” comes from the same root as we also get “lengthen.” It refers to the lengthening of the days of spring.  I like to think of it in terms how we might lengthen or extend our...

Healing by Prayer

The value of prayer in healing has been in the news and on the editorial pages this month in Oregon. A family is suburban Portland has just been convicted of manslaughter because they refused to take their son to see the doctor. As a result the teenager died. While we...

How to Help Wisely in Times of Crisis

Kent Schaufelberger, one of our members who has extensive experience in disaster response, has sent us this helpful information from his collegue Vicky Johnson who works in emergency management: Even as initial assessments are still being conducted in Haiti to...

Help Haiti

Not everyone is aware that one of the best ways to help in times of disaster is through the ELCA’s Disaster Response. 100% of all funds contributed go directly to disaster relief efforts. They can do that because the cost of administering and publicizing is borne by...