March 15, 2025 Sylvester Turner had a remarkable life. He grew up in acres homes, at a time when it was considered to be the largest African-American community in the southern United States. Even after graduating as valedictorian, even after... Continue Reading →
Pastor David Hansen provided this comparison of Lutheran church bodies in the U.S.
As I begin this year's road toward our May bishop election, I am starting to note my "lasts." Today a gathering of Houston-area judicatory leaders left me a bit nostalgic. This was. It my last, but my penultimate gathering of... Continue Reading →
January 19, 2025 +Kindred, Houston in Montrose This was a first on so many counts. This is the first ordination in our synod that was done at a dinner church celebration. This is the first time an ordinand prepared a... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/FCKBPJE7udU Globally, hunger has been in decline for years, but recently has seen an increase, due to the global refugee crisis and the pandemic, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. HERE is one place you can give to... Continue Reading →
