Author Archives: megganmanlove

Tanzania-first days

Posted on October 29, 2023 by megganmanlove

All of our flights were on time and we landed as scheduled late at night in Dar es Salaam. My checked bag’s didn’t arrive but our driver was there and after exchanging money and visiting the ATM, our group was … Continue reading →

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Bishop’s Fall Convocation

Posted on October 24, 2023 by megganmanlove

Monday thru Wednesday our synod held our Bishop’s Fall Convocation (fall theological conference for pastors, deacons, and interns). Here are some highlights: Installing our new Director for Evangelical Mission Pastor Liv Larson Andrews during opening worship: Welcoming all of the … Continue reading →

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Fall Convocation Sermon Oct. 16, 2023

Posted on October 23, 2023 by megganmanlove

Meggan Manlove Fall Convocation – Oct. 16 (Grace Lutheran, Lewiston, ID) Isaiah 25:1-9 Did you all figure out a life-giving way to preach on the gospel text yesterday? I might go back and listen to a few of your sermons … Continue reading →

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Mountain Home, Oct. 22

Posted on October 22, 2023 by megganmanlove

This morning I was with the saints of Grace Lutheran, Mountain Home, Idaho. Grace is the eastern most congregation in the Treasure Valley Cluster so I knew several people there through various cluster events the past twelve years. (they have … Continue reading →

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Installation in Moscow, Idaho

Posted on October 22, 2023 by megganmanlove

Meggan Manlove Emmanuel, Moscow– Oct. 15, 2023 Exodus 32:1-14, Matthew 22:1-14 I will confess that when I first read this passage from Exodus, I thought I would focus on the first half of the passage, during which the Israelites go … Continue reading →

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Bishop on a Bus

Posted on October 16, 2023 by megganmanlove

A friend wanted a selfie of me on a bus when I told her it was going to be one of my many modes of transportation in the next week. I remember looking at my October calendar back in August … Continue reading →

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Lutheran Higher Ed (or Cobbers & Lutes)

Posted on October 13, 2023 by megganmanlove

There was a time last spring when I thought I would spend Oct. 13, 2023 flying to Moorhead, Minnesota for my 25th college reunion at Concordia. But the Northwest Intermountain Synod Candidacy Committee needed a Saturday to meet (tomorrow) and … Continue reading →

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First COB

Posted on October 10, 2023 by megganmanlove

I returned from my first Conference of Bishops Sept. 30. This several day meeting was preceded by my second in-person bishop formation event (often called baby bishop school). Below this paragraph is the press release summarizing our COB time together. … Continue reading →

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Two Books about Zoning

Posted on September 23, 2023 by megganmanlove

Originally published in the September The Christian Century magazine If affordable housing has become a watercooler conversation of our time, zoning reform is one of the next logical topics of interest. In their new books, Nolan Gray and Robert Ellickson … Continue reading →

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Spokane: Past and Present

Posted on September 17, 2023 by megganmanlove

When I was up in Spokane in August the air quality was so bad from the Canadian fires and the Eastern Washington fires that I barely wanted to be outside. What a difference a few weeks makes. I flew up … Continue reading →

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