Bill Gafkjen
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Bill Gafkjen
@RevDrGuff
Retired pastor, Bishop Emeritus, grandpa
Fishers, IN เข้าร่วม Eylül 2008
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Check out my latest Table Scrap, Great Water, reflections on a recent day spent on the shore of Lake Michigan. open.substack.com/pub/billgafkje…
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Check out my latest Table Scrap, in which I reflect on the destructive nature of blaming others and shirking responsibility for problems and their resolution. open.substack.com/pub/billgafkje…
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Check out my latest Table Scrap, in which I reflect on the ways of contemporary Sons of Thunder among us and the way of the Son of God: open.substack.com/pub/billgafkje…
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My latest Table Scrap @billgafkjen987084/note/c-127438687?r=2ny10d&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@billgafkjen98…
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This week’s Table Scrap, in which I reflect on love, indifference, rage, and Jesus: billgafkjen987084.substack.com/p/well-we-all-…
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Check out this week’s Table Scrap, in which I ponder how others perceive our religious attire. billgafkjen987084.substack.com
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@GovBraun Over 600,000 Hoosier kids will miss out on Sun Bucks, a program designed to help families make their grocery budgets stretch when kids are away from school meals. It's not too late to opt Indiana in to participate in this vital child nutrition program!
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Today’s Table Scrap, posted just as white smoke came pouring from the chimney in Rome. billgafkjen987084.substack.com/p/living-in-th…
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My most recent Table Scrap, the role of remembering in a dismembering world…
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At the same time the Trump administration is taking food out of the mouths of hungry people, the White House’s faith advisor is offering seven blessings of prosperity and other physical gifts in return for financial contributions to her ministry and other ways of “honoring God.”
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If you are so inclined, please consider checking out my new blog on Substack: billgafkjen987084.substack.com/subscribe?utm_…
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Fact check: USAID accounts for less than 1% of our total budget, but saves countless lives — including by reducing the risk of bird flu.
USAID’s impact extends all the way to your grocery shelf.
PBS News@NewsHour
During 2024, the average price of a dozen large, Grade A eggs jumped 65%. The USDA predicts prices will go up another 20% this year. A big reason for these sky-high prices: the bird flu outbreak that started in 2022. John Yang speaks with livestock economist David Anderson and virologist Angela Rasmussen for more.
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@RepSpartz I’m disappointed with your support of the new administration’s disregard, displacement, and demonization of people in need. I trust that this gathering included repentance for ignoring the biblical command to place care for the world’s most vulnerable at the top of your concerns.
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This morning, Rep. Spartz joined her colleagues at the National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance to pray for our nation.
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What do you say we camp out at the foot of the mountain for a bit? My sermon and some prayers for Sunday, June 18th, 2023, the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: youtu.be/wTCCGJzIy-I
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"God's work. Our hands." Sunday is turning 10 this year! 🎉 On Sept. 10, congregations of the #ELCA will join together for our annual day of service. Find graphics, worship resources, a tool kit and more at ELCA.org/DayofService. 💛 #GodsWorkOurHands
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60 years as a pastor! Retired Pastor Stan Peterson is a contemporary incarnation of Barnabas, son of encouragement (Acts 4:36). A joy it was today to be part of the celebration of his ordination anniversary at Cross and Crown Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, where Stan is a member.
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Did you know that the ELCA World Hunger Domestic Hunger Grant applications are open? Visit the FAQ page to view our recent webinar and learn more about the updated application process: bit.ly/3HZQXuU
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