by Daniel Beaudoin | Aug 31, 2020 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul,and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and fix themas an emblem on your forehead. Teach them to your children,talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Aug 24, 2020 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothedlike one of these” (Luke 12:27). Two weeks ago, we welcomed new neighbors on the east side of our house. Our old...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Aug 17, 2020 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three;and the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13) As I prepare to lead the Synod in 2021: The Year of Generosity, I am doing a “deep reading” and study of 1st and 2nd Corinthians. Last...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Aug 3, 2020 | Bishop's Writings
Have you ever been so desperate and depleted that all you can do is curl up in a ball, clutch your bible to your chest and cry? Have you ever been so consumed with anxiety or fear that your mind races, or it freezes, or it goes back-and-forth like crazy, you can’t...
by Sarah Schaaf | Jul 27, 2020 | Bishop's Writings
Have you noticed that Jesus, the Son of God, asked a lot of questions? Here are just a few examples: “What do you want me to do for you?” (Mark 10:51) “Who do you say I am?” (Matthew 16:15) “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” (Luke 24:17) “Why are...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Jul 20, 2020 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth”(Psalm 96:1). Two weeks ago, I was blessed to worship with Pastor Beth Westphal, and the people of God at St. Paul, Marblehead (Danbury Township) and St. John, Lakeside-Marblehead....
