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Confirmation Sunday: Passing the Faith Forward
Dear St. Lukers, When I was in seventh grade, I went through Confirmation classes at my home church. Depending on what denomination you grew up in, or if you didn’t grow up in church, Confirmation may have been a major rite of passage, it may…
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Legacy of Leadership: Calling Us Into the Present
Dear St. Lukers, Legacy of Leadership. This is the campaign we are kicking off that will help fund key capital projects, launch a wellness and mental-health nonprofit, support leadership and advocacy training, improve campus safety, care for the environment, and create new revenue to support transformative…
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The Memory-Makers: Honoring Those Who Shaped Our Faith
Happy (almost) Halloween St. Lukers! Did you dress up when you were a kid? Do you still dress up? What was your favorite costume? This is one of those times of year that I see so many people going down memory lane, sharing photos of…
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When Love Makes Room for Everyone
Dear St. Lukers, What a wonderful night of community and connection we shared at the Fall Family Fun Night, created and led by our CDC and Children’s Ministry staff! There was something for everyone—food, fellowship, and fun—as more than 700 people wandered through Trunk-or-Treat Lane,…
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Open Hearts, Open Doors: Pouring Out God’s Love Together
Hey St. Lukers! This week in worship, we’re reflecting on what it means to pour it out…to let God’s love flow through us in generous acts of care, welcome, and grace. It’s a perfect moment to live out our St. Luke’s core values of acceptance…
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Dig Anyway: Finding Joy in Faithful Work
Grace and Peace, Beloved St. Lukers, We are finally catching a glimpse of fall (maybe!) — those occasional cool breezes that surprise us in the morning and afternoon, the temperatures dropping ever so slightly below melting (😉), the taste of pumpkin spice showing up in just…
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From Cloak to Community: Saying Yes to God’s Call
Hello St. Lukers, On Sunday, we’ll gather for World Communion Sunday and hear the story of Elisha picking up Elijah’s cloak. We are reminded that joy begins when we say “yes” to what God calls us to carry, even when it feels heavy or unfamiliar.…
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Hope, Compassion, and the Call to Love Boldly
Dear St. Lukers, One of the highlights of my week is spending my Wednesday mornings with our 50 North Book Club. This fall, we are reading two books on different, but related, topics: Hope and Compassion. Both are concepts that seem simple – basic even.…
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Love Boldly: Offering the Real Jesus
Grace and Peace beloved St. Lukers, In these past few weeks, we have been overwhelmed by news of violence, hatred, and division in our nation and world. With multiple school shootings, the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, bomb threats to eight historically black colleges –…
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First, Do No Harm: A Call to Bold Love
Dear St. Lukers, This Sunday in worship, we will be continuing in our series Love Boldly, as we look at the first of John Wesley’s three General Rules for Methodists: First, do no harm. In the wake of the violence yesterday on two…
