Click here to download a PDF of this letter. The God who made the world and everything in it, [God] who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands…though indeed [God] is not far from each one of us. For ‘In [God] we live...
A PDF of this letter can be downloaded here. Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...
A downloadable PDF of this letter is available here. March 16, 2020 Dear siblings in Christ of the Northeastern Ohio Synod, Grace and peace in these times of uncertainty from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! In my previous letter I stated that decisions about...
A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM BISHOP ALLENDE 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 NRSV] The words of the prophet Isaiah were written when the...
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. [Ephesians 2:19-20 NRSV] August 13, 2019 Dear siblings in...