Listening in Lent
On Ash Wednesday (March 5), many of us will hear the words of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, calling us to the three traditional disciplines of Lent: almsgiving, prayer, and fasting (Matthew 6:1-21). This call to intentional faith practices is nestled in the...
Listening
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Luke 1:47) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wKSY8j4ZdY During the Fourth Sunday in Advent, we always hear The Magnificat: Mary’s Song of Praise from Luke chapter one. Mary’s beautiful and powerful...
Rostered Minister Gathering 2025
Rostered Ministers Gathering January 21-23 Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University - Columbus, Ohio Registration open until January 6, 2025! Being a rostered minister is no easy task in our time. Institutions are weaker, budgets are in decline, people...
The Great Thanksgiving Listen
"And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful." Colossians 3:15 Mural by the Young Artists at Work program of the Toledo Arts Commission Often when we talk about giving thanks, we use language of...
Thank You Servants of God
"I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to...
God is Truly With Us
1God is our refuge and strength,a very present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;3 though its waters roar and foam,though the mountains tremble with its tumult.4 There is a...
Compensation Guideline Clinics
Do you have questions about the 2025-2026 Compensation Guidelines? Bring your treasurer, compensation team and/or council members to any one of these clinics. Meet with the Compensation Team and Synod Staff to ask questions, receive support in developing upcoming...
Rest for Our Souls around the Campfire
"Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew...
One Body, Many Members
"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body...." "But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to...
A Time to Rest Bible Study
Welcome to 2024: The Year of Rest. Our focus this year is to receive and practice God's sacred gift of rest. To help us discover what rest means and how we might embody it we offer up this seven-session Bible study. Guided by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, this study...
Year of Rest
As we prepare for the new year, we invite you into 2024: The Year of Rest. Time and time again God calls us into rest through scripture. We read stories of Jesus retreating into the hills, journeys being paused, and creation being celebrated with rest. So what...
Imagining Renewal Microgrants
“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert,” Isaiah 43:19 2023 is the Year of Story, and some of the best stories from across Northwest Ohio have their genesis in the Imagining...
Count Your Many Blessings
“You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts towards us; none can compare with you. Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be counted” (Psalm 40:5) The Psalmist recognizes the goodness and the generosity of God,...
Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace)
"For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9: 6) Photo taken by Bishop Daniel: Tree in the Garden of Gethsemane In 2018, I...
Tanzania
Dear Friends in Christ,“Then people will come from east and west, from north and south, and take their places at the banquet in the kingdom of God” (Luke 13:29). We are a part of a global church, drawn together by the Holy Spirit from east and west, from north and...
Welcome to the Year of Mission
Our focus this year will be on the Mission of God. God has a mission, and God’s mission has a church. In Scripture, we encounter the Triune God working to restore and renew all things. The Bible begins with creation and ends with the promise of a new creation. The...
Sanctuary Church Body: What does this mean for us today?
Dear Friends in Christ, When I was growing up, our neighbor to the south was Mr. Hans Christian Seng. He and his wife Mary operated a “mom and pop greenhouse”. They regularly brought us tomato and cucumber “starts” for our garden. After Mary died, and Hans grew older,...