On the Way 8/29/2022

Issue 8 | August 29, 2022And our CWA VOTING MEMBERS of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, ELCA REFLECTIONS ON CWA 2022 I have to confess, going into our ELCA Churchwide Assembly, I was anxious. As 850 Lutheran Voting Members, along with hundreds of non-voting visitors and guests, gathered in Columbus from August 8-12, rumors were rampant…

On the Way 8/5/2022

A Blog by Bishop Christopher deForest… August 5, 2022  “On The Way” is a play on the word “synod,” which comes from two Biblical Greek words, syn and hodos. These can mean “on the road with” and also “walking with” – since most people in Bible times (and around the world still today) got from…

On the Way 6/29/2022

A Blog by Bishop Christopher deForest… June 29, 2022 “On The Way” is a play on the word “synod,” which comes from two Biblical Greek words, syn and hodos. These can mean “on the road with” and also “walking with” – since most people in Bible times (and around the world still today) got from…

On the Way 5/21/22

A Blog by Bishop Christopher deForest… May 21, 2022 “On The Way” is a play on the word “synod,” which comes from two Biblical Greek words, syn and hodos. These can mean “on the road with” and also “walking with” – since most people in Bible times (and around the world still today) got from…

On the Way 4/23/22

A Blog by Bishop Christopher deForest… April 23, 2022 As we introduce a new synod website, I am taking this opportunity to start A NEW BLOG – a place online where I can regularly post reflections and highlights from our journey together as the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod. We’re calling it “On The Way” as a…