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January 23, 2022 – Following Jesus on campus
Pastor Amanda Highben, Texts: Luke 4: 14-21, 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31a The Chronicle just published the results of ...
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First year student Camryn Johnson shared this personal reflection on October 31 at Evening Eucharist for Reformation Day ...
Read More October 10 , 2021 – What Possesses You?
Rev. Amanda Highben Text: Mark 10.17-31 Before last week, I hadn’t thought much about the man in Mark’s gospel ...
Read More September 19, 2021 – Don’t Be Afraid to Ask
Rev. Amanda Highben Text: Mark 9.30-37 What if the disciples hadn’t been afraid to ask? What if rather than ...
Read More August 26, 2021 – Welcome Back to Life Together
Rev. Amanda Highben Text: John 6.1-14 Grace, mercy, and peace to you, beloved children of God, in the name ...
Read More A Different Kind of Fast
Magdelena is a junior undergraduate from Seattle who's studying Marine Biology. In the spring of 2020, she led ...
Read More February 7, 2021 – Duke Lutherans Evening Prayer
Rev. Amanda Highben Text: Isaiah 40:27-31 I’m not sure when I started noticing this on social media, but sometimes ...
Read More January 24, 2021 – Duke Lutherans Evening Prayer
Rev. Amanda Highben Text: Mark 1:14-20 Grace and peace to you, Duke Lutherans, in this new year and new ...
Read More An Early (and Longer Advent)
Rev. Amanda L. Highben https://vimeo.com/479650354 First, I have a confession to make. I looked at the Bible texts ...
Read More The Great Fire of the Love of God for Us
Rev. Amanda L. HighbenText: Psalm 46 https://vimeo.com/472234653 Last Tuesday night into Wednesday morning bright lights could be seen streaking ...
Read More Still Called to Life Together
“Duke Lutherans is a welcoming community of Lutherans and friends at Duke University, called to boldly share God’s ...
Read More A Dead-End Road?
Rev. Ali TranvikText: Luke 24:13-35 https://vimeo.com/412349605 “This life therefore is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health, but healing, not being ...
Read More Hallelujah Anyway!
Rev. Ali TranvikText: Matthew 28:1-10 “Do not be afraid,” God tells the Israelites living in exile (Isa 41:10). “Do ...
Read More Where Do You See Resurrection?
In this Easter season, we asked Duke Lutherans: Where do YOU see resurrection? Here’s what a few of ...
Read More Who is This?
Rev. Ali TranvikText: Matthew 21:1-11 Each month for the past couple of years, some Duke Lutherans, along with neighbors ...
Read More Breaking Bread at the Grace House
While earning her PhD at Duke, third year pharmacology student Jovita Byemerwa also serves on the Duke Lutherans Leadership Team, helping us think about how ...
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