Elsa Ferkenstad

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Are you entering the new year nursing a grudge, unwilling to forgive someone who has offended… Read More »January 2025 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, When I was a young boy, I recall hearing about some of the neighbor children being… Read More »December 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, As we approach another day of Thanksgiving, I was struck recently by this line in the… Read More »November 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, My confirmation passage was that familiar text from Ephesians: “For by grace you have been saved… Read More »October 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, September marks the beginning of the busy parish life after usually taking a summer hiatus from… Read More »September 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Beware of the claim that if the church is really concerned about reaching out to do… Read More »August 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, What should you expect to hear every time your pastor preaches a sermon?—the GOSPEL! Not just… Read More »July 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, The ELS traditionally begins its annual convention on Father’s Day. While this special observance was first… Read More »June 2024 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, In the Third Article of the Creed, regarding the Holy Spirit, we confess that we believe… Read More »May 2024 Newsletter

Dear members and friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod: Greetings in the name of our Crucified and Risen Lord Jesus Christ! On the Sundays after… Read More »April 2024 Newsletter