20 Apr 2026
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What Your Phonathon Gift Supports
This August, the Lutheran Diaconal Association launches a completely reimagined education and formation program — one that’s been years in the making, built on deep listening, and designed for the people God is calling, today. The...
2 Mar 2026
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A Message from Executive Director, Adrainne Gray
“LDA, friends and supporters, it is imperative that we not remain silent, that we seek, remind, and reclaim the answer and shout it from the mountaintop. That is our action. As the diaconate, we have been called to pray and mobilize into...
17 Sep 2024
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Next LDA Executive Director Announced
*Photo: Ben Gray Dear Friends of the LDA: The Lutheran Diaconal Association is pleased to announce that Deaconess Adrainne Jean Gray has been called as the next Executive Director of the LDA. Adrainne currently is the LDA’s...
19 Jan 2023
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DeacPost “Home”
“Jesus answered him, 'Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.'” John 14:23 This past summer was one of transition. In May, we left our home on Haida...
8 Dec 2022
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DeacPost “Earth Time Is God’s Time “
“Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and late rains.” James 5:7 We’re in the darkness of winter in...
27 Oct 2022
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DeacPost “Crossing the Road” by Deaconess Kristin Lewis
“Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God...
20 Oct 2022
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DeacPost “Suspicion”
If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Romans 12:18 Suspicion is running wild these days. We are suspicious of those of a different race, color, or sexual orientation. We're suspicious of people who...
13 Oct 2022
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DeacPost ” Deaconess Garb Through the Years”
On the second Thursday of the month, DeacPost will feature a look back over our 100+ years of service to the church and world. Deaconesses from the class of 1969 sport variations of blue and white dresses with a cross patch on the...
6 Oct 2022
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DeacPost “Piles of Stuff”
And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’Luke 12:15 NRSV I opened the box with excitement! We’d been living in our new home...
29 Sep 2022
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DeacPost “Trust”
“O God, our caring creator, make us bold to trust you as beloved children.” The Diaconal Litany When I was 10 years old, my family moved a short distance from the city of Chicago to a nearby suburb. The move was very traumatic. I had...