Reading 5–Seeds and Storms Read Mark 4:1-41 As a gardener, the thrill begins during the dark days of winter when the first seed catalogs arrive in the mail. In today’s reading from Mark, Jesus uses seeds, agricultural practices, light, and the humble mustard plant to teach about the reign and rule of God. Jesus used
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Reading 4—Blessed and Highly Favored! Read Mark 3:1-35 In the Pentecostal and/or Evangelical traditions, people speak of being “anointed” or having an “anointing” on their lives. Those blessed enough to be perceived to have an anointing, are assumed to be favored, and very special in the eyes of God. Special circumstances surround them; they stand
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Reading 3—Are You Hungry or Satisfied? Read Mark 2:1-28 “David … when he and his companions were hungry and in need … entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” (Mk 2:25-26)
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Was It Worth It? Right there, at nearly midnight, in a small, gray dorm room with nine people perched on desks, beds, and chairs, sweaty from a very long Houston summer day, snacks and drinks everywhere…a boundary was erased. It was worth it. Every dollar. Every minute. Every drop of sweat. Every late night. Every
New call highlights ecumenical partnership On Sunday, May 6, 2018, the Rev. Kelly Moore was installed as pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Mocksville. The installation was held at the 9:00 a.m. worship service and was conducted by the Rev. Andrew Miller, Conference Dean of of the NC Synod, ELCA. Also participating were the
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Reading 02—So It Begins Read Mark 1:1-45 Taken separately, the brief individual scenes within Mark’s first chapter seem thin, with hardly enough detail to make a good story. But try reading Chapter 1 as one continuous narrative, or better yet, read it aloud, and you’ll feel the breathless intensity of a story that pulls you
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Reading 01—The Kingdom of God Has Come Near The Gospel of Mark begins with a bang and ends with a bang! It takes just nine verses before we meet Jesus as an adult, and the first thing he says is, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe
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Vitality Vital Congregations. Healthy Leaders. Collaboration. Prophetic Voice. These are the four pillars of the new vision and focus of the NC Synod staff and Synod Council unveiled at our NC Synod Assembly just over a month ago. Vital Congregations and Healthy Leaders also happen to be the two consensus priorities of the ELCA Church
Candidacy committee celebrates! The NC Synod Candidacy Committee rejoices in the 2018 graduation of five seminarians from Lenoir-Rhyne’s Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C. This year’s graduates with whom the NC Candidacy Committee has worked are: Cassie McIntosh Overcash, Ethan Overcash, Shea Berbaum, Molly Markley, and Brian Wachendorf. Congratulations! —by Carole Demmy
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