Christians around the world often give up something for Lent. This year, several folks suggested we give up plastic. Great idea! Photos of floating piles of plastic in our oceans, combined with stories of dead animals with stomachs filled with plastic debris, were huge motivators for this environmental-protection enthusiast. I decided to try a day without plastic. The first order of business – brush my teeth. My toothbrush is plastic, but I use it twice […]
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Lutheran World Relief – Doing a World of Good
It’s Lent. In my home congregation that means it is time to collect personal care items for Lutheran World Relief. During the weeks of Lent we are invited to add our contributions of basic hygiene supplies to a barrel. Toward the end of Lent we’ll assemble kits with such basics as soap, towels, combs, and toothbrushes and ship them to Lutheran World Relief (LWR) headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. LWR will ship the kits to destinations […]
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Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS)
Like most citizens of the United States, I descend from immigrants. One English branch in the 1600’s, another English branch in the 1700’s; and two in the wave if German immigrants in the late 1800’s. Perhaps that is why I am so drawn to the plight of 21st Century immigrants. I am grateful Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services goes on my behalf to offer support and resources to today’s immigrants and refugees. In 2018 alone […]
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Lutheran Disaster Response
It’s been nineteen months since Hurricane Harvey turned the area around my home into a lake. Though some homes have been rebuilt, many remain vacant except for contractor crews working on them. Some businesses are open again but many still are not. Several put up a “For Sale” sign. Gone are the closest grocery store, library and recreation center. Also gone are several neighbors who won’t be coming back. Our area is but one very […]
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The Lutheran Community
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12). The Lutheran community has been a major part of my life for fifty years. Within this community I have consistently found friendships, help, and hope. Since 1985, this community has also provided me a career. Many other expressions of the church universal also do much that benefits the world. One in three people in the global village claim to […]
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