Grace and peace to you! This summer was quieter than last summer for me. Last year I was traveling to our sister synod in El Salvador and to Columbus, Ohio for the triennial Churchwide Assembly. There was a week in Holden Village in Washington and various other bishop commitments. It’s
Continue readingAlleluia Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia! As I travel around the synod, I am finding great joy in reminding everyone of God’s love. It’s a simple message, but it certainly gets lost in the fray of human concern, violence, loss and economic realities. I ask myself, “Do
Continue readingMay God bless and keep you in 2023. I write to give you a report on the Southwest California Synod from the fourth quarter of 2022. Our fiscal year runs February-January, but since most of us think in calendar years, I report as of December, 2022. At our synod council
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