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Weighed Down

There are many reasons we find ourselves “bent over and quite unable to stand up straight.” Life has a way of layering on the burdens...

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Living in Tension

While my inclination is to dismiss this text as an anomaly, as Jesus’ followers, we need to tend to its energy and its disruptive message. We love the images of Jesus that convey love and compassion, but when Jesus comes at us with fire, we are taken aback.

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Have No Fear, Little Flock

How does it work for you when someone tells you to “have no fear?” For me, it often has the opposite inner reaction; I find myself more afraid. My first thought is, “Why? Is there something more for me to be afraid of?”

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The New Presiding Bishop of the ELCA

Last week, ELCA voting members (clergy, deacons and lay leaders) gathered in Phoenix, AZ for the Churchwide Assembly. The Rev. Yehiel Curry was elected July 30 to serve a six-year term as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We at Central are excited to host Bishop-elect Curry’s installation on Saturday, October 4.

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Wrestling with the Rich Fool

What are we to make of this man who saves and stores all his grain and goods for himself? What are the implications of his actions? What does God teach us about abundance? These are all good questions.

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Looking Back on this Summer’s Youth Trips

The 2025 summer trips are complete and all participants are home with stories to last a lifetime. The Amnicon crew paddled for four days on the Flambeau and spent their final night next to a warm fire under the stars on the south shore of Lake Superior.

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Summer Facilities Projects Updates

While many of you have been out enjoying this beautiful Minnesota summer, we have been making the most of our time during the lull in the program year. In keeping with the philosophy of being kind to our future selves, we continue to cross off projects on our long-term “to do” list.

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Prayer is a deeply relational and grounding reality for our lives. The constant return to prayer is first an attentive listening for God’s abiding presence. Prayer is the foundational intention to turn to God as divine parent, the source of love, care, compassion, healing, and guidance.

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All the Feelings

Mary and Martha hit some kind of primitive nerve in most of us. First-born daughters are often Camp Martha, last-born kids love Mary’s way of being in the moment.

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