Pr. Cheryl Walenta Gorvie Sermon - blog

It’s not easy living in the real world, but this is the only world where we find Jesus, who refused to let us imagine that peace is beyond our reach, or that a better world is something too far away to bother with. Jesus is rooted in reality: do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth, he says, I have not come to bring peace but a sword. Oof, that sounds opposite of what Jesus is talking about right? Isn’t Jesus all about peace? Of course he is. But he c

Central States Synod logo What is a synod, anyway? This is different from a senate, which is an assembly or council possessing high deliberative and legislative functions for a group of people. A synod is a governing council of a church body, and the word synod comes from Greek words that mean “together on the way.” Different church groups use the word synod differently—in the Roman Catholic Church, a synod is an assembly of bishops. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod i