Twenty-five years ago, I was starting my senior year of seminary at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. On the Tuesday of the second week of classes I began my dayby finishing a paper before heading to class. It was a bright sunny morning … the sky was blue … all was normal … And...Read More
There’s a well-known line: “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” That insight fits the church well, because vision isn’t just a slogan, a strategic plan, or set of new ideas. It’s learning to see—together—what God is already doing among us, what God is stirring within us, and what God may...Read More
At First Lutheran Church, we value and celebrate the richness of God’s creation and offer full welcome and inclusion to all people. Our welcome is as boundless as God’s grace. It is not affected nor limited by distinctions such as age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political alignment, or...Read More
