Loaves and Fishes in Abundance
I am always surprised where I will find something about hunger and how we are called to help bring it [...]
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Thursday 14 October 2021
Bishop’s Theological Conference 2021 “You Are Loved” October 11, 2021 Peter began to say to Jesus, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell…
Read PostFriday 13 August 2021
Last month I read Annette Gordon-Reed’s latest book, On Juneteenth. I chose her Pulitzer Prize-winning book because I recognized how little I knew about this annual celebration within the African…
Read PostFriday 06 August 2021
[Elijah] went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord,…
Read PostMonday 07 June 2021
By action of the 2019 Churchwide Assembly, the ELCA pledged to remember the June 17, 2015, hateful murder of nine persons at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston as…
Read PostThursday 27 May 2021
Sermon for the Synod Assembly 2021 Romans 8:18-27 “Waiting in Hope” Presented May 15, 2021 Click here to watch Bishop Lull’s sermon on video. Grace and peace to…
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 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 PostTuesday 16 February 2021
One of my spiritual practices is to do a slow read of the Bible each day. In January I started reading the Gospel of Mark afresh. Recently, I read again…
Read PostTuesday 19 January 2021
In our minds, there are a flood of images of our U.S. Capitol and the surrounding Mall. There are poignant, life-changing speeches offered by giants like Martin Luther King, Jr;…
Read PostWednesday 06 January 2021
Dear Partners in Ministry, 2020 has certainly been the strangest and most challenging year for us as a synod; for congregations, specialized ministries, and institutions; and for each of…
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