Sunday 11 April 2021
When we make field visits in Iringa, we often say that Bega Kwa Bega has two ‘shoulders’ – the BKB-SPAS office and BKB-DIRA office. Both have experienced significant changes with…
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Over the past few months, our church, St. Anthony Park Lutheran, has been addressing the topic of ambiguous loss. We have had an online series of speakers to address this…
Read PostTuesday 06 April 2021
A Pastoral Invitation at Easter 2021 Dear Friends in Christ, As we moved through Holy Week this year, we did so with a deep aching for the resurrection hope…
Read PostFriday 02 April 2021
When the shutdown here in Minnesota happened last March and everyone was asked to stay home, I remember feeling anxious and worried. Our pastoral team decided, as we shut down…
Read PostSaturday 27 March 2021
I participated during Lent this year in weekly Lectio Divina sessions through Wisdom Ways in St. Paul. The readings used were from the Gospel of Thomas and the experience a…
Read PostFriday 26 March 2021
Sermon for the Spring Ministerium Mark 6:30-32 March 25, 2021 by Zoom Grace and peace to you in the name of the Most High God. AMEN. It has been…
Read PostThursday 18 March 2021
Supporting students in secondary school and beyond has been one of the key projects on which we collaborate with our companions in the ELCT Iringa Diocese through this Bega Kwa…
Read PostTuesday 09 March 2021
Literature is a gift from God that engages us in perspectives and stories beyond our own, engaging all of our senses and emotions. As the great literary artist F. Scott Fitzgerald…
Read PostFriday 05 March 2021
Thanks to their ability to be vaccinated earlier than anyone expected, Astine and Ryan Bose are packing their bags and getting set to jet to Tanzania in a few short…
Read PostWednesday 03 March 2021
If you don’t know much now, you perhaps will soon. Kernza® perennial grain is a new strain of intermediate wheatgrass and is the first perennial grain to be commercialized in…
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