OUR Blog | Emmanuellutheran

Jul 16, 2020
2 min

A Blessing for Face Masks

Blessed are those who give the gift of their time and their talent to create face masks for others, for their community, for strangers, f...

Pastor Arianna

Jul 1, 2020
3 min

Praying During a Pandemic

- written by Jim Wallis (inspired by the prayer Jesus taught his disciples as recorded in Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13) O Lord, we confes...

Being Whole and Healthy: The Wholeness Wheel

Pastor Arianna

May 26, 2020
1 min

Being Whole and Healthy: The Wholeness Wheel

I pray that you are all able to find ways to keep healthy in all the dimensions of life. Having our normal routines and usual interaction...

Pastor Arianna

May 13, 2020
3 min

. . . you are still God.

One of my favorite sites for creative worship materials (https://re-worship.blogspot.com/) curates prayers, litanies, hymns, benedictions...

Christ is Still Risen by Guest Blog Writer: Jake Rehm

Pastor Arianna

May 6, 2020
3 min

Christ is Still Risen by Guest Blog Writer: Jake Rehm

“But the angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen,...

‘We are to fear and love God so that we neither endanger nor harm the lives of our neighbors...'

Pastor Arianna

Apr 30, 2020
2 min

‘We are to fear and love God so that we neither endanger nor harm the lives of our neighbors...'

Dear Emmanuel, As we hear more states across the country open businesses, and our own governor make moves to open restrictions on our tra...

Pastor Arianna

Apr 20, 2020
2 min

Guest Blog Author: Maxine Holden

“I Myself,” the Lord answered, “will go along, to give you rest.”- Exodus 33:14 This verse occurs in the Book of Exodus following the sto...

Pastor Arianna

Apr 14, 2020
2 min

God is with us

Beloved people of Emmanuel (God-is-with-us), For me this Holy Week of 2020 was more poignant that those I’ve experienced before. Emmanue...

Pastor Arianna

Mar 25, 2020
2 min

How to serve your neighbors. From home!

I was blessed to be able to chat with a group of local pastors and a Palliative Care Physician at Sacred Heart on Monday. She gave us so...

Pastor Arianna

Mar 23, 2020
2 min

God is here. At the cross

Dear Church, Yes, you. You are the church. Not some building. But you already know that. Here is another way for me to communicate wit...

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