Lura Groen
@luragroen.bsky.social
I love people, and I play with words.
The Divine is Love, and Love is for you.
The Divine is Love, and Love is for you.
“Though hordes of devils fill the land
all threatening to devour us,
We tremble not unmoved we stand;
they cannot overpower us.”
Reformation Sunday hit differently this year.
all threatening to devour us,
We tremble not unmoved we stand;
they cannot overpower us.”
Reformation Sunday hit differently this year.
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“Though hordes of devils fill the land
all threatening to devour us,
We tremble not unmoved we stand;
they cannot overpower us.”
Reformation Sunday hit differently this year.
all threatening to devour us,
We tremble not unmoved we stand;
they cannot overpower us.”
Reformation Sunday hit differently this year.
Lutheran “pope watch” continues.
July 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Lutheran “pope watch” continues.
The preteen nibling and I had our semi-annual junk food brunch, and I’m learning so much.
We’re also listening to brain root, just to make the experience complete.
We’re also listening to brain root, just to make the experience complete.
June 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The preteen nibling and I had our semi-annual junk food brunch, and I’m learning so much.
We’re also listening to brain root, just to make the experience complete.
We’re also listening to brain root, just to make the experience complete.
But this magnificent human (Leila Ortiz) is my Bishop, and she preached a sermon that restored my soul.
June 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
But this magnificent human (Leila Ortiz) is my Bishop, and she preached a sermon that restored my soul.
The average American has three friends
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May 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The average American has three friends
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Really leaning into my “eccentric nonbinary auntie” era.
March 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Really leaning into my “eccentric nonbinary auntie” era.
I will not use this image for this Sunday’s bulletin, I will not use this image for this Sundays bulletin….
February 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I will not use this image for this Sunday’s bulletin, I will not use this image for this Sundays bulletin….
Because this is Carol. I only had the honor of being her pastor for a short while, but I loved her.
Carol’s hair was often pink, one of her ways of saying “old people aren’t all fuddy-duddys.”
Carol’s hair was often pink, one of her ways of saying “old people aren’t all fuddy-duddys.”
February 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Because this is Carol. I only had the honor of being her pastor for a short while, but I loved her.
Carol’s hair was often pink, one of her ways of saying “old people aren’t all fuddy-duddys.”
Carol’s hair was often pink, one of her ways of saying “old people aren’t all fuddy-duddys.”
Here’s the thing about me as a pastor: sometimes when I say I’m going change my hair to be more appropriate for a funeral, I mean I’m going to dye it pink.
February 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Here’s the thing about me as a pastor: sometimes when I say I’m going change my hair to be more appropriate for a funeral, I mean I’m going to dye it pink.
New hairs!
Wanted y’all to see the glory of my mullet before I change it again to be more appropriate for a funeral this weekend.
Wanted y’all to see the glory of my mullet before I change it again to be more appropriate for a funeral this weekend.
January 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New hairs!
Wanted y’all to see the glory of my mullet before I change it again to be more appropriate for a funeral this weekend.
Wanted y’all to see the glory of my mullet before I change it again to be more appropriate for a funeral this weekend.
Cracks me up that modern (presumably mostly male) historians were like “contemporary reports were of female power and the graves we see back that up, but we can’t understand that so it must not be true.”
January 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cracks me up that modern (presumably mostly male) historians were like “contemporary reports were of female power and the graves we see back that up, but we can’t understand that so it must not be true.”
A simple pattern: a small gathering to eat soup together and pray some ancient words.
And then we sat in the holiness of the sanctuary talking about what the times might require of us.
Then we finished this Advent art project.
And then we sat in the holiness of the sanctuary talking about what the times might require of us.
Then we finished this Advent art project.
December 5, 2024 at 2:22 AM
A simple pattern: a small gathering to eat soup together and pray some ancient words.
And then we sat in the holiness of the sanctuary talking about what the times might require of us.
Then we finished this Advent art project.
And then we sat in the holiness of the sanctuary talking about what the times might require of us.
Then we finished this Advent art project.
Reskeet with your mental state.
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November 13, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Reskeet with your mental state.
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ELCA Conference of Bishops: we believe in truth and transparency.
Us: ok, what really happened with Bishop Rohrer and Nelson Rabell?
ELCA COB:
Us: ok, what really happened with Bishop Rohrer and Nelson Rabell?
ELCA COB:
October 2, 2024 at 6:29 PM
ELCA Conference of Bishops: we believe in truth and transparency.
Us: ok, what really happened with Bishop Rohrer and Nelson Rabell?
ELCA COB:
Us: ok, what really happened with Bishop Rohrer and Nelson Rabell?
ELCA COB:
My oldest nibling turns 18 today! And graduates from high school this month!
I’m so lucky to have Jeremiah in my life. He is such a thoughtful, intelligent, caring and compassionate person, and I couldn’t be prouder.
Posted with his permission.
I’m so lucky to have Jeremiah in my life. He is such a thoughtful, intelligent, caring and compassionate person, and I couldn’t be prouder.
Posted with his permission.
May 14, 2024 at 2:59 PM
My oldest nibling turns 18 today! And graduates from high school this month!
I’m so lucky to have Jeremiah in my life. He is such a thoughtful, intelligent, caring and compassionate person, and I couldn’t be prouder.
Posted with his permission.
I’m so lucky to have Jeremiah in my life. He is such a thoughtful, intelligent, caring and compassionate person, and I couldn’t be prouder.
Posted with his permission.
Baltimore- please join @apilgrimageforpeace and @rabbis4ceasefire for a rally at 7pm tonight, at Payne Memorial AME Church.
February 19, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Baltimore- please join @apilgrimageforpeace and @rabbis4ceasefire for a rally at 7pm tonight, at Payne Memorial AME Church.
Right here. This is why people are mad at you.
February 10, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Right here. This is why people are mad at you.
“Plan A: Use a condom”
Or
“Plan A USA condom”?
Mistake, or profound commentary on American Imperialism?
Or
“Plan A USA condom”?
Mistake, or profound commentary on American Imperialism?
January 29, 2024 at 6:46 PM
“Plan A: Use a condom”
Or
“Plan A USA condom”?
Mistake, or profound commentary on American Imperialism?
Or
“Plan A USA condom”?
Mistake, or profound commentary on American Imperialism?
How the Lutheran church in Bethlehem, Palestine is displaying their nativity scene this year:
December 5, 2023 at 7:57 PM
How the Lutheran church in Bethlehem, Palestine is displaying their nativity scene this year:
Today is the 10th anniversary of my favorite picture ever taken.
And perhaps more importantly, of Jesse and I celebrating our wedding with our community.
And perhaps more importantly, of Jesse and I celebrating our wedding with our community.
October 12, 2023 at 10:01 PM
Today is the 10th anniversary of my favorite picture ever taken.
And perhaps more importantly, of Jesse and I celebrating our wedding with our community.
And perhaps more importantly, of Jesse and I celebrating our wedding with our community.
Shanah Tovah! May your new year be full of sweetness, pleasure, and joy!
September 15, 2023 at 10:36 PM
Shanah Tovah! May your new year be full of sweetness, pleasure, and joy!
Food pic to explain where you’re from
August 30, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Food pic to explain where you’re from
God Crush is coming! Rabbi @arianakatz.bsky.social and I are doing a podcast, on loving God and interfaith spirituality.
This is our current logo draft. What do you think of it? And especially, for those with low vision and difficulty reading, how accessible is it?
This is our current logo draft. What do you think of it? And especially, for those with low vision and difficulty reading, how accessible is it?
August 25, 2023 at 6:38 PM
God Crush is coming! Rabbi @arianakatz.bsky.social and I are doing a podcast, on loving God and interfaith spirituality.
This is our current logo draft. What do you think of it? And especially, for those with low vision and difficulty reading, how accessible is it?
This is our current logo draft. What do you think of it? And especially, for those with low vision and difficulty reading, how accessible is it?
