the 99 collective

The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia’s Green Team and Environmental Stewardship Committee have worked to ensure that future church leaders know about and have experience in caring for creation.

I came here thinking that working for God is about what you do for people. It’s not. It’s about how you know people. And knowing people isn’t as complicated as I used to think.

Is the season of Lent a dark and outdated practice with roots in the Dark Ages or can it be a time of transformation and change in Christ?

My name is Lisa Gray and I live in Portland, Oregon. I grew up across the river in Vancouver, Washington, but consider myself an “Oregon native” as I was born in a hospital in Portland, and I moved there for college in 1997. I’ve been a happy Oregonian ever since!

My name is Erin and I am an Oregon girl. I love it when the earth is green and I can see mountains in every direction. I see God the most in nature, in His pure creation. But He also occasionally sneaks up on me in the city…

Act. Doubt. Act again.

I live by this mantra in everything I do. All too often people are too sure of themselves and in doing so they are blind to who they are hurting and whom they are excluding. I am guilty of this type of hurting and excluding.

I’m Lutheran in my blood.

I know it’s kind of strange and probably a cliché, but it’s true.

My name is Tracy, and I am a child of GOD. I’m also a graphic designer, homeowner, daughter, adopted, self employed, only child, sister, wisconsin resident, 30-something, tax payer, church council member, photographer, college graduate, drummer, apple fanatic, girlfriend, cousin, perfectionist, cat owner, web developer, Christian and gay.

Oh, and I’m completely terrified of spiders.