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Pastor of St. Paul, Evanston

Pages from an Ecumenical Journal

May 20, 2016 by Mary Anderson

Ecumenism at the grassroots is largely biographical. Much of what happens in our communities ecumenically depends not on the mood or progress of denominational dialogues but on who the pastors are of the local congregations. In every community there are pastors and lay leaders who are committed to ecumenical mission and those who are absent […]

Filed Under: Ecumenism

The Future is not Our Enemy

May 18, 2016 by Mary Anderson

“We have no need to fear the future.” So said bishop-elect H. George Anderson at a news conference immediately following his election as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. “[The future] belongs­ to God, untouched by human hands.” At the beginning of a new ministry of leadership and pastoral oversight, such words from […]

Filed Under: Invitatory

What happened at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly?

February 11, 2015 by Mary Anderson

A while back I was watching “Akeelah and the Bee” with four-year-old grandson Reed. Toward the end of the movie he looked up at me and with great concern asked, “Gramma, why are you crying?” With a huge lump in my throat and wet cheeks, I replied, “It touches my heart.” Now at some very […]

Filed Under: Churchwide Assembly 2007

20.1 Lent 2015

The Catechumenate

19.4: Advent 2014

Communion and Community

19.3: Ordinary Time 2014

Green coffee beans (top left), Nicaraguan red beans (top right), corn (bottom left) and millet, vital Nicaraguan crops, held in women farmers’ hands

Food and Justice

19.2: Pentecost 2014

Latvian Wheat by Dace Kiršpile

Growing Leaders

19.1: Epiphany 2014

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Religion and the Arts

1996 – 2013

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