Bishop Elizabeth A Eaton

ELCA presiding bishop addresses President Trump’s refugee executive order

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued a pastoral message addressing President Trump’s executive order to restrict entry by refugees and visitors into the United States from seven predominately Muslim countries. Eaton’s message follows. January 30, 2017 Blessed are the merciful,...

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Worship Folder January 29, 2017

A Hunger for Justice In today’s first reading, God cries, “O my people, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me!” (Micah 6:3). The people of God have forgotten God’s deliverance and who God has called them to be. Like a shrewd prosecutor, God has...

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Worship Folder January 22, 2017

A New Way to Follow Nations wage war, gangs battle each other, families quarrel, communities of faith divide. We hear others say and even hear ourselves saying, “There is no other way.” In Jesus, the light of Gods kingdom draws near and a new way shines for us to follow....

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