2nd Sunday after Epiphany Today we encounter Jesus’ bold love for God’s house as he cleanses the temple and calls it back to its true purpose. In worship we are reminded that God is the one who builds, restores, and makes holy what we offer. Gathered by grace, we come to be renewed and sent […]
LGBTQIA+ Rights & Protections
As Christians of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church of Vancouver, Washington, proclaim that the radically inclusive love of God is embodied in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, who calls us to ground our words and actions in compassion for all God’s […]
Sunday, February 2nd, 2025, 4th Sunday in Epiphany
The followers of Jesus were told not to work on the Sabbath, and yet they boldly plucked grain to show that he is Lord of all. The world tells us not to rest on the Sabbath. We pray that the Lord show us how to rest boldly, rejecting conventions that go against God’s will, and […]
Sunday, January 19th, 2025, 2nd Sunday in Epiphany
Just as Jesus is sent to proclaim good news to the poor, bring healing to the sick, proclaim release to the prisoners and freedom to the oppressed, we too are empowered by the Holy Spirit to proclaim, heal, and release. Welcome to Charlene from Council for the Homeless, one of our missional partners.
Sunday, January 12th, 2025, Baptism of Our Lord Sunday
On this Baptism of Our Lord Sunday we hear John and the Psalmist calling us to repentance. This is a turning of our whole selves back to the Lord so that we can live in right relationship with our God and with one another.