Today, Thursday May 14, is Ascension Day. The first congregation I served, in St. Louis 1960-1964, was Ascension Lutheran Church. The words we read each week as we left the sanctuary to go out into the world were "Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?" (Acts 1:1l)
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Dr. Norma Cook Everist
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Norma Cook Everist is a Lutheran pastor. A teaching theologian, she is Distinguished Professor of Church and Ministry emerita, Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. Dr. Everist is a widely known lecturer and author of many books and articles. She helps foster communities of shared power and partnership that enhance learning for leadership in the church and public world.
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