Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Yesterday at Deacon Katie Justice’s ordination service, the opening hymn was The Canticle of the Turning. The refrain reads, “My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for...
For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. - II Corinthians 8:9 Greetings to you sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus our Lord. I am blessed each day...
By The Rev. Dr. Herman Yoos Bishop What are you listening for these days? Right now, and for the next nine months, we are all being bombarded by political commercials, each promising a variety of things to win our votes. Yet beneath this election frenzy of voices...
BY THE REV. HERMAN YOOS Bishop, South Carolina Synod Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Imagine your hands helping to lift three framed, heavy wooden walls for the new Cristo Rey sanctuary, along with 35 Latino brothers and sisters in Christ. I was there on November...
A Deeper Sense of Calmness Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, To say we are living in times of high anxiety and worry is an understatement. The recent shootings in Dayton and El Paso are symptoms of this anxiety as well as expressions of how this cultural anxiety...
