Category Archives: NWIM Synod

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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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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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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Sept. 17, 2023

Posted on September 17, 2023 by megganmanlove

Sermon preached at St. Mark’s Lutheran, Spokane. This was the second sermon in a series titled “Work of the People.” Last week’s sermon was on the Gathering and Confession and Forgiveness. Acts 8:26-40 26 Then an angel of the Lord said … Continue reading →

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Home Ownership, Nonprofits, Multi-faith Connections

Posted on September 10, 2023 by megganmanlove

My mom came to visit last week and I think the universe decided to mock me. We woke up to wet carpet and something wrong with the HVAC condenser line. Since I started as bishop, I have mentioned several times … Continue reading →

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Sept. 10, 2023

Posted on September 10, 2023 by megganmanlove

Luke 10:25-37 (Messy Church Theme) at Immanuel Lutheran, Boise Luke 10:25-37 25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ 26He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do … Continue reading →

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Former Things and New Things

Posted on September 6, 2023 by megganmanlove

Originally published in the Northwest Intermountain Synod e-news: The God who rescued Israel from Egypt in the first exodus is about to do a new thing: a new exodus from Babylon that will be like the old exodus, and also … Continue reading →

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Sept. 3, 2022

Posted on September 4, 2023 by megganmanlove

Sermon preached at Redeemer Lutheran, Boise for the Installation of Rev. Mariah Mills, called to serve as pastor of Redeemer and Grace Lutheran, Horseshoe Bend. Exodus 3:1-13 3Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; … Continue reading →

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More Connections

Posted on September 2, 2023 by megganmanlove

One of the best parts of this new call is meeting so many people in our synod, across the ELCA Lutheran network, and in our various communities doing faithful work. This week I or the synod staff and I connected … Continue reading →

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