Category Archives: Reflections

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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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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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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Cleveland Ordination

Posted on July 9, 2023 by megganmanlove

Shortly after I was elected bishop, I learned that a first-call pastor had received and accepted a call to Redeemer Lutheran Boise (which has a shared ministry agreement with Grace Lutheran, Horseshoe Bend). It was time to start planning Mariah … Continue reading →

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Metaphors for Life Together in Christ

Posted on July 4, 2023 by megganmanlove

Originally published in the Northwest Intermountain Synod e-news. Dear Friends in Christ, I spent the first two weeks of June leading summer staff training sessions for Luther Heights Bible Camp in the Sawtooth Mountains and Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp south … Continue reading →

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The Camper Goes Online

Posted on February 8, 2023 by megganmanlove

Originally posted on tvprays.org as Video Conferencing and Sacred Space Hebrews 10:24-25, 24And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, 25not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and … Continue reading →

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Advent at Trinity

Posted on December 11, 2022 by megganmanlove

Originally published in Trinity’s December 2022 Epistle. Dear Friends in Christ, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” is how our Psalm (122) for Nov. 27 begins. What a great invitation in the midst of our Expanded Advent. … Continue reading →

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Season of Gratitude

Posted on November 27, 2022 by megganmanlove

Originally published in Trinity, Nampa’s monthly Epistle/Newsletter. Dear Friends in Christ, This month we are continuing our Season of Gratitude. Trinity Lutheran Church is a generous congregation. We are a community of faith committed to following Jesus, people committed to … Continue reading →

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