All posts tagged Rev. Jonathan Kraemer
Loneliness in the Body of Christ
by Jonathan Kraemer All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? — Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles Where can the lonely, those who do not have adequate social connections, find belonging? If you were…
Son of Man and Son of God: The Good News in Jesus’ Genealogy
by Jonathan Kraemer When a child is born, parents and others wonder: “What will you be like when you grow up?” or “I wonder how you will take after your mother? Your father?” or “Will you be similar to another relative?” When we ask questions…
Twenty-four baptisms in Edmonton!
EDMONTON – On May 15, 2022, twenty-four children from twelve families received new life in Christ through baptism at All Saints Lutheran Church in Edmonton. After the special afternoon baptismal service, a meal of traditional Oromo food was served. “We thank God for each child…
Opportunity in an Online Age
by Jonathan Kraemer In the spring of 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. As countries locked down, churches scrambled to provide the Word of God for their parishioners in order to sustain their faith in the face of the crisis….