Archive for June, 2009
“Well Done is Better than Well Said” From Historic Trinity Lutheran Church—DetroitSunday, 21 June 2009
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
Beauty for the soul is as much a gift as is bread for the poor. My sermon on Sunday, encouraging Christians to love actively in responding to global hunger, was preached in one of the nation’s most astounding masterpieces of church architecture. God’s gifts lie astride any false divides of aestheticism and activism. What’s common [...]
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The Long Road Ahead for Sri Lankans
Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
Displaced Sri Lankan women make nutrition patties for children in an LWR-supported community kitchen. News reports proclaim that the fighting between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has ended. But for thousands of Sri Lankans who remain displaced—far away from home and family—the story does not end there. [...]
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Never Content
Posted on 08. Jun, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
It’s that season, the season of caps and gowns and graduates eagerly anticipating the next phase of their lives. I’ve been honored to speak at more than one graduation ceremony this year, and each one is moving in its own unique way. I thank God for the blessing of sharing such an important moment, the [...]
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“You Must Go”
Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
On May 22, I had the honor of speaking to the graduates of Concordia Theological Seminary at Fort Wayne, Indiana. I’d like to share with you a few of the remarks that I shared with these remarkable men and women. Like these seminary grads, each one of us has a call, and a responsibility, to [...]
