by Daniel Beaudoin | Apr 21, 2021 | Bishop's Writings
“He has made everything beautiful in its time” (Ecclesiastes 3:11a) (Mural at St. Paul, Toledo by artist Kodi Klocsinki) “The arts give expression to the beauty of the faith and proclaim the Gospel message of the grandeur of God’s creation. When we admire a work of...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Apr 12, 2021 | Bishop's Writings
“O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Mar 15, 2021 | Bishop's Writings
“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert” (Isaiah 43:19). One year ago, this past Sunday, I lead my last pre-COVID worship service. There were no face coverings. We did...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Mar 9, 2021 | Bishop's Writings
“For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another” (Romans 12:4-5). From Wednesday – Friday of last week the ELCA Conference of Bishops...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Feb 22, 2021 | Bishop's Writings
“Now as an elder myself and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory to be revealed, I exhort the elders among you to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, as...
