Author: Ashlei Buhrow

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Lancaster, PA Scripture   A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough. Galatians 5:9 NRSV Devotional I once said "Being Black, LGBTQIA+, and ELCA is the only time in my life I've ever been part of the 1%!" Spoken with humor, it is nevertheless my reality. I walk into space after space and experience a sea of faces who do not look like me, hear voices that do not speak like mine, and sit in worship rich with cultural traditions that are lovel...

Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church Everett, WA Scripture   Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish: ‘I called out to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me.  From the belly of the underworld I cried out for help; you have heard my voice. Jonah 2:1-2, Common English Bible Translation Devotional The book of Jonah only makes two appearances in our 3-year lectionary cycle, neither of which is in the Lenten season.  But the book feels appropriate to me for Lenten...

Greensboro, NC Awaiting Call Scripture But now, Leah and Rachel and Jacob, hear the word of YHWH- the One who created you, the One who fashioned you, Israel; Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the seas, I will be with you; when you pass over the rivers, you will not drown. Walk through fire, and you will not be singed; walk through flames and you will not be burned. I am YHWH, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your del...