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Arts Festival is a perfect time to meet at Old Main! We’ll gather on around 5:45 pm on Thursday, July 13th near the front steps of Old Main and walk into town for dinner at a local shop or one of the concession stands. Hopefully, we’ll have a mix of folks new to campus and folks who have been around …
[Jesus spoke to the crowd saying:] 16“To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man came eating and …
When I was a child, the Fourth of July was a day of celebration for the whole community. We’d dress in red, white and blue and join the whole neighborhood on Illinois Boulevard, watching watch bands and local groups as they paraded down the street. We would stand for every US flag that led each drum corps. After the parade …
Gracious God, we give thanks for the freedom and abundance we enjoy in our country, and we ask you to help us exercise generosity in our national life, addressing root causes f the poverty, hunger, injustice, racism and lack of opportunity our neighbors experience on a daily basis. Amen ELCA Prayer Ventures, July 2023 July 4th
Early in the morning on sunny days, I can hear birds start to sing as the sun begins to light the sky. Of course, most of them are outside, but there is one who lives in our house. Henry is a Red-billed Fire Finch who has been part of our family for more than eight years. My younger daughter’s love …
O God, You fill the world with life and abundance. Vines and trees, grasses and flowers, plants of every kind. Mice and possums, racoons and foxes, deer and other forest animals. Minnows and water striders, trout and sunfish, so many water creatures. Hawks and ravens, songbirds and finches, skies and trees filled with birds. Thank you for the diversity in …
Have you ever thought about living and working in another part of the world? Young Adults in Global Mission is a program of the ELCA (our Lutheran denomination) that places young adults in communities across the globe for a year, supporting them as they serve and live alongside the people of these communities. Through YAGM young adults (19-35) learn what it …
Help us tell the story of the many ways that Lutheran Campus Ministry makes an impact on the lives of students and the Penn State campus! We are gathering stories from alumni, friends, parents, faculty and staff, and other friends who want to share what they have experienced or seen Lutheran Campus Ministry doing in the lives of those they …
As Jesus made his way around the region, crowds of people were constantly coming to him, seeking healing for all sorts of difficult ailments and conditions. We read this week that Jesus had compassion on them. He was moved by the struggles and sorrow they faced. He brought healing. He saw difficulties and wanted to help. The notion that Jesus …
O God, You see the struggles in our world. You hear when we cry out in distress. You know our trials and sorrows. You see the struggles in my life. You hear when I cry out in distress. You know my trials and sorrows. Come close and bring healing and wholeness. Transform grief and misery into hope. Help me to …
