The 26th European Lutheran Conference was delayed in 2020 because of C-19 and dis-tanced but digital in 2021. Members of the European Lutheran Churches with which the EL-CE are in church fellowship – Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, and Portugal – and guests from…
When people say that they don’t believe in Jesus, I often don’t understand what they mean. Are they saying that they don’t believe Jesus ever existed? (That he is fiction.) Do they think the same thing about Plato, Julius Caesar, Michelangelo, or any one…
I discovered recently that I might be suffering from ‘illusionism’. The fact that I believe in a reali-ty beyond my senses and therefore that life after death exists is probably quite a give-away! In this case, though, the phrase refers more to the wrestling…
Portions of a sermon on the Ascension of Jesus (based on Mark 16:14-20) by Martin Luther in 1523. Now we must consider the ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ. In the…
We sum up people pretty quickly. We have expectations about them depending on how they look, sound, even smell. This activity is part of who we are in terms of safety – flight or fight sort of thing – but once that is assessed,…
Knowing what we should do doesn’t mean we do it. We all know that – and whether it is good health advice we accept (but don’t do) or something personal we want to do but find ourselves struggling with again and again – we…
The pandemic has shrunk our social circles, interactions, and horizons. The family networks remain unchanged but we miss seeing loved ones – being in the same room – as we used to do so. We miss the hugs – even if on reflection, some…
The death of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has brought the nation to mourning, reflection, comment on social media, and physically distanced acts of remembrance and grieving. Our response has a noticeable public dimension because Prince Philip was such a public person….
I listen to many podcasts on my travels. Yesterday I was intrigued to hear about those people who have stopped believing in God*. I am interested in the story and the rationale because I am curious why people believe what they believe – and,…
This week I have been the Sea Cadet Chaplain for the SCC’s Virtual Chaplaincy on Face- book. This involves posting something on Facebook each day beginning with Monday which generally begins with Unit Prayers. Often a padre has a theme for the week. This…
