by Pastor Mark Gierus

Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge (Psalm 16:1).

by Pastor Mark Gierus

Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father (Genesis 44:33,34).

Grants of up to $100,000 will be made available in 2025 to go towards the maintenance and restoration of old Lutheran churches and buildings of historical and practical significance to the LCA.

by Pastor Mark Gierus

But Joseph said, ‘Far be it from me to do such a thing! Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave. The rest of you, go back to your father in peace’ (Genesis 44:17).

by Pastor Mark Gierus

‘We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don’t know who put our silver in our sacks.’ ‘It’s all right,’ he said. ‘Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your silver.’ Then he brought Simeon out to them (Genesis 43:22

by Angela Mayer

When Angela Mayer grew up in the Lutheran church, she says violence was a topic that wasn’t talked about. It was only when she was delivering food donations to a women’s safehouse in the 1990s that she first understood the need for awareness.