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Faith Reflections
Join us on our journey of faith as we explore, discuss and reflect on shared insights from our community. Scripture and reflections written by young women in ministry that relate to the main article are offered here.
Faith Reflection: Love and gender equality
by K. M. Deaver Now as the king of Israel was walking on the city wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help, my lord king!” He said, “No! Let the Lord help you. How can I help you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?” But then the king asked her, “What is...
Faith reflections: Discerning as we go
by Tiffany C. Chaney “So Abram went, as the Lord had told him;” (Genesis 12:4) As I read Abram’s call story in Genesis 12:1-9, I am reminded that we discern as we go. Discernment is a process, one often filled with unexpected detours that can take us into unfamiliar...
Faith reflections: Radical transformation
by Angela T. Khabeb “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed...
Faith reflections: Finding spiritual, emotional and social healing
by Christina Auch Wholeness, healing and restoration of body, mind and spirit, are themes throughout Scripture. The psalmist sings out: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence,...
Faith Reflection: Holding on and letting go
by Elizabeth Palmer Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matthew 6:21). We hear these words each year on Ash Wednesday as we remember the transience of our earthly possessions and the mortality of all flesh. Our awareness of this...
Faith reflections: The promise of Shalom
by Collette Broady Grund “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans for peace and not for harm, to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 If this is the first time you’ve read that verse from Jeremiah, I’m surprised. It’s...
Faith reflections: Satisfied needs
by Rozella White “Of Many Generations” is the theme for the 2014 Women of the ELCA triennial gathering and it comes from Isaiah 58:12. This passage describes the act of rebuilding that will occur when the people come together in new and radical ways. The beauty of...
Faith reflections: Bold vocation
by Angela T. Khabeb The Merriam Webster website defines the word vocation as: “a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work (such as religious work), and the work that a person does or should be doing.” It is helpful to know these definitions...
Faith reflections: Multi-generational relationships
by Sara Olson-Smith I know it’s not Christmas, but let’s talk about Mary. Her story begins when the angel Gabriel stopped to see Mary as she was doing the dishes. (I know there are not dishes in Luke’s gospel, but this is how I imagine it.) Gabriel tells...
Faith reflections: Lament in the Bible
Emily Carson Over the course of a lifetime, it is likely we will all experience loss. Anyone who has gone through a major transition or the death of a loved one knows the consuming nature of deep sadness. Losses enter our lives in a multitude of forms....