#MeTooELCA!
By the Women and Justice Working Group of the Sierra Pacific Synod At the 2009 Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis, voting members approved the initiative to draft a new social statement on Women and Justice....
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A Message from PLTS
There are three pictures below. The first is from the backside of our former chapel up in the Berkeley Hills. You can see featured the tall steel cross that went fifty feet in the air and could...
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Left-overs and the Reign of Christ
Writing a short reflection that matters to our faith and the church in between the Reign of Christ Sunday and first Sunday of Advent is challenging, not just because of the upcoming end of...
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Thanksgiving Blessings
Thanksgiving Blessings from the Sierra Pacific Synod Staff Mark W Holmerud Katy Grindberg Kathryn Gulbranson Tita Valeriano Diana Suruki Debbie Cook Laurie Gaumer Kathye Hamm Rachel Line Sabrina Casillas
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My Life Flows on in Endless Song
On Friday morning, I looked out my window and saw Cameron climb out of his parents’ van. Cameron is our son Nikolas’ best friend. He attends Chico State. We’ve often spoke about his time...
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A Message from Lutheran Social Services
Martin Luther believed that God does not not need our good works, but that our neighbor does. Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Northern California traces its roots in offering a hand up to our...
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Active Shooter Drills
Search Engine Optimization Driverless Vehicles Fourth Industrial Revolution Developer Evangelism Active Shooter Drills Each of the above phrases have come into common parlance in the last ten years. Ten years ago, I don’t recall knowing...
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Return from Sabbatical Leave
I have spent the last few weeks getting reacquainted with the work we are about in the Sierra Pacific Synod after my 3 month sabbatical leave. I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to...
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For You Make All Things New
Lord your hands have formed this world Ev’ry part is shaped by you Water tumbling over rocks, Air and sunlight: each day signs That you make all things new. (ELW 544) This is the...
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Who we are as Lutherans: Our Omitted Narratives
I’m so looking forward to seeing colleagues at our upcoming Professional Leaders Conference next week! (October, 16 – 18) I’ve always enjoyed attending these conferences. When we served in Jersey, it was called The...
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