Reflections on Tanzania – Part 1

by | Aug 21, 2018 | Bishop's Writings

Dear Friends in Christ, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty (John 4:13) It was a blessing to have the opportunity to travel to Tanzania, July 29-August 11. The...

Money Matters

by | Jul 11, 2018 | Bishop's Writings

“It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice.” (Psalm 112:5). Money matters, and the careful and strategic use of money is a necessary (though often neglected) ingredient for effective leadership. Money...

Centering Prayer

by | Jul 6, 2018 | Bishop's Writings

Dear Friends in Christ, “Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him…”  (Psalm 37:7a) It is good to be back in Ohio, after time away in Houston, Texas, for the National Youth Gathering. I will write more about the Gathering in the weeks to...

Augsburg Confession

by | Jun 25, 2018 | Bishop's Writings

Dear Friends in Christ, “but all things should be done decently and in order” (1 Corinthians 14:40) On June 25, 1530, the Augsburg Confession was presented to the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, at an Imperial Diet, in the city of Augsburg. Emperor Charles...

Discouragement

by | Jun 19, 2018 | Bishop's Writings

“So, we rebuilt the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work. But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going...

Criticism

by | May 14, 2018 | Bishop's Writings

“Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews. He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore things? Will they...