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Category Archives: Reflections
“Retreat” season for a bishop
The last month, since my bishops visit to our Lutheran seminary in Chicago and Spring Conference of Bishops, has been filled with three important retreats. After Conference of Bishops, I flew to Spokane. March 8, I led worship at Salem … Continue reading
COB Spring 2026
March 3-7 I was in Chicago with the ELCA Conference of Bishops. You can read the press release below. We have had a great deal of transition with many new synod bishops elected last spring and a new presiding bishop … Continue reading
Ecumenical and Interfaith in the Treasure Valley
I’m a week behind on posts! Last Sunday, the First Sunday in Lent 2026: ELCA Lutheran Pastor Mia Crosthwaite serves Kuna United Methodist Church in Kuna, ID. This is possible because the ELCA and UMC are in full communion–we can … Continue reading
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Two Capitols – One Synod
Thursday, February 12 was Faith Action Network’s Interfaith Advocacy Day in Olympia! I’m grateful for the pre-sessions, their weekly updates, the welcome today, and all of the work behind the scenes all year long. As the bishop of NWIM Synod, … Continue reading
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Bishops and ELCA Staff Trip to the Holy Land
Dear Northwest Intermountain Synod: ELCA (and other readers), It was an honor to represent our synod and the larger ELCA on a bishops accompaniment visit to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL). One big highlight of our visit was the consecration of their new bishop, but … Continue reading
United at the Font – Pocatello
Last Saturday, Nov. 15, I joined the third and final United at the Font: Partnering for the Future event at First UMC in Pocatello. We held previous United at the Font events in Moses Lake (Oct. 25) and Clarkston (Nov. … Continue reading
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Response to Wilder, Idaho
October 20, 2025 This action, as I understand, was FBI led and ICE supported. I will keep my message brief to insure there is, to my knowledge, no misinformation. The action created chaos and harm regardless of what the original … Continue reading
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Highlights from the Treasure Valley
The Bishops’ Holy Land trip I was scheduled to participate in this September was postponed for obvious reasons. To say I lament the genocide, the violence, the tragedy that we have been witnessing in Israel and Palestine seems inadequate. And … Continue reading
United at the Font – the pre-work
Originally published in the NWIM Synod’s e-newsletter. Dear Friends in Christ, We are preparing to open registration for our three one-day United at the Font: Partnering for the Futureevents this fall. As I wrote in our grant application to Wartburg Seminary, these three … Continue reading
ELCA CWA
Originally published in the August electronic-newsletter for the Northwest Intermountain Synod. ELCA Churchwide Assembly 6 Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are … Continue reading
A Place at the Table 