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  • Scam alert

    We have in the past warned about a fairly sophisticated scam being worked on churches, welcoming organizations, and religious groups. The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB) has just warned its members and peer organizations of attemp...

  • Trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling - day six epilogue

    At the end of Day Four, writing to you, I used an image of Christ having flung the door on the path to God wide open, off its hinges. In my report from yesterday, I meant to tell you that in the morning when we went down to the location of the Hearing we...

  • Trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling - day five

    Weather is bright and clear. Temperature in the 40s [Fahrenheit]. Today the trial wrapped up. ...

  • Returning in the power of the Spirit - Luke 4:14-21

    The Rev Gladys Moore St John's Lutheran Church, Atlanta The third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 21, 2007 Grace be to you and peace from God our Creator, Redeemer, and Life-giving Spirit. Amen. Then Jesus filled with the power of the Spiri...

  • A messy, loving anointing

    The Rev Dr Barbara Lundblad St John's Lutheran, Atlanta Thursday, January 18, 2007 I am very grateful to be here and humbly honored to be asked to preach tonight. Well, the first thing I have to tell you is that Pastor Bradley Schmeling is not...

  • Trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling - day four

    Today's weather in Atlanta is 40s-50s [Fahrenheit], overcast and rainy. The trial began again in earnest this morning. ...

  • Trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling - day three

    Today started with a slate grey sky, and it was sprinkling. By 2:00 pm it was raining enough that the streets were wet. It continued to rain the rest of the day. It was in the upper 40s / lower 50s [Fahrenheit]. The first agenda item this mo...

  • Trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling - day two

    This morning there was bright sunshine, with high clouds making for a glorious sunrise. The temperature rose later in the day to the mid-50s [Fahrenheit]. We gathered in the lower room, the Georgia Room, the RIC chapel, for prayers and readings prior to...

  • US Social Forum - Another World Is Possible

    The following announcement concerning the US Social Forum is provided by Galen Smith, the Transgender Representative to the LC/NA Board of Directors. Galen can be contacted at trans@lcna.org, but please note the specific addresses for further information...

  • Trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling - day one

    Ok, I was wrong. The room is not labeled at all. None of the five rooms devoted to this trial are. The rooms are down a long corridor off the main lobby of the hotel, turn right and down a corridor that is a cul-de-sac. There is no walk-by traffic. O...

  • Trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling - Thursday night

    "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love…" Ephesians 5:2 Thursday night we gathered at St John's for a prayer service. We were some 200 people, guided into church along candlelit stairs. Greeting each other...

  • National Field Organizer job announcement

    The following is job announcement from the organizations named in the OVERVIEW. Reponses to this email seeking additional information about the position or expressing interest in the position should be made directly to the points of contact mentioned in...

  • Trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling, a preamble

    Thought to give you some feel for the place and the people. It's cold in Atlanta. Though it is, indeed, the "sunny South" it is also in the grip of the same cold snap the rest of the country is enduring. Temperatures have ranged from the twenties to th...

  • Emily Eastwood on the trial of Pastor Bradley Schmeling

    The defense team for Pastor Bradley Schmeling is assembled here in Atlanta and is busily preparing for opening arguments, witness questions and cross examination. The hearing begins on Friday. I want you all to know that I will be sequestered with the d...

  • Letters to the editor of The Lutheran in appreciation

    In late August, we wrote to you concerning the advertisement printed in the September issue of The Lutheran promoting a dysfunctional, poorly-researched book written by David Glesne which masqueraded as pastoral guidance. We encouraged you to voice to th...

  • The trial for Pastor Bradley Schmeling gathers

    The trial for Pastor Bradley Schmeling will commence on Friday, January 19, 2007. We will try to keep you up to date about what is taking place in Atlanta. The amount of information that we can tell you about the actual trial will be limited. Bishop Warre...

  • ELCIC National Bishop Raymond Schultz announces his retirement for September 2007

    The National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Raymond Shultz, has announced his early retirement for September 2007. He said his retirement is based on reasons related to health and family. His retirement will require the election of a...