2009: Holy Land Visit Reflection

by ELCA | Oct 2, 2013 | Presiding Bishop Messages and Statements

This is the reflections of the Presiding Bishop on the Bishops’ Academy in January 2009 in the Holy Land. File size: 0.05 mb Download

2008: Report to the Lutheran World Federation: Melting Snow on Kilimanjaro

by ELCA | Oct 2, 2013 | Presiding Bishop Messages and Statements

This is the reflections of the Presiding Bishop on the Bishops’ Academy in January 2009 in the Holy Land. File size: 0.05 mb Download

2011: Trinity Lutheran Seminary Commencement Address

by ELCA | Oct 2, 2013 | Presiding Bishop Messages and Statements

This is a sermon delivered to the graduating class of the Trinity Lutheran Seminary. File size: 0.04 mb Download

2009: All Saints Sunday Sermon Celebrating Full Communion with the United Methodist Church

by ELCA | Oct 2, 2013 | Presiding Bishop Messages and Statements

This is a sermon delivered on All Saints’ Day to celebrate our full-communion agreement with the United Methodist Church. File size: 0.04 mb Download

2008: Statement on Gaza Violence

by ELCA | Oct 2, 2013 | Presiding Bishop Messages and Statements

This letter was published on December 31, 2008 as the violence in Gaza was escalating and the Bishop was about to leave for the Holy Land on an ecumenical journey. File size: 0.04 mb Download