Category Archives: NWIM Synod

Sunday at Shepherd of the Valley

Posted on August 27, 2023 by megganmanlove

I had not made concrete plans for this morning because I was to preside at an installation in the afternoon. That installation was postponed until Labor Day Weekend due to COVID. So I emailed Pastor Dave Deckerd at Shepherd of … Continue reading →

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So Many Partners

Posted on August 26, 2023 by megganmanlove

If I needed reminders that this work does not need to be done in a silo, this week gave me an abundance of them. The week started, after my drive home Monday, with a vaccination appointment at Saltzer Health, in … Continue reading →

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Palouse and Spokane Connections

Posted on August 21, 2023 by megganmanlove

Last Wednesday I drove up Idaho along highway 95 and then 195, stopping to stretch my legs in a baked Riggins (in the canyon). I had a great conversation with campus minister Deacon Karla Neumann Smiley and her colleague George, … Continue reading →

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Aug. 20, 2023

Posted on August 20, 2023 by megganmanlove

Preached at Salem Lutheran for a tri-parish worship service shared by Salem Lutheran, All Saints Lutheran, and Central Lutheran of Spokane, WA. Matthew15:21-28 21Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon.22Just then a Canaanite … Continue reading →

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Full Weekend in Southeast Idaho

Posted on August 7, 2023 by megganmanlove

It was a joy to be with the people of the Upper Snake River Cluster at their annual summer picnic in Firth, Idaho Saturday, but that really made up only one sliver of a great weekend of relationship building and … Continue reading →

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King of Glory, Boise, ID

Posted on July 30, 2023 by megganmanlove

Joy and lots of memories welled up in me today as I joined King of Glory (KoG), Boise for worship and fellowship time. Pastor Connie Winter-Eulberg decided to preach once a month this summer on hard texts from scripture and … Continue reading →

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Hope Lutheran, Eagle, Idaho

Posted on July 23, 2023 by megganmanlove

Memories: This morning I preached, presided, and brought greetings from the synod office to the congregation of Hope Lutheran. Hope sits on Highway 44 between Eagle and what was (but is no longer) the sleepy town of Star. During my … Continue reading →

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The Freedom of a Christian – Online Series

Posted on July 18, 2023 by megganmanlove

For the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s treatise The Freedom of a Christian, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton invited our church to revisit the treatise. I never did that with my congregation or cluster, but I am inviting our synod into the STUDY … Continue reading →

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St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ontario, OR

Posted on July 16, 2023 by megganmanlove

It was a beautiful morning to drive to, worship and speak with the people of St. Paul Lutheran, Ontario, Oregon. My first 4-5 years at Trinity, Nampa, we participated in TVLYFE (monthly gatherings for high school youth that rotated from … Continue reading →

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Ecumenism, Zoom calls, Connecting, Tools

Posted on July 14, 2023 by megganmanlove

I started the week talking with Redeemer Lutheran member, Professor Andrew Finstuen, who is looking for a place in Canyon County to show the documentary Idaho Listens (and then start creating a discussion guide to accompany it). Finstuen has been … Continue reading →

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