Fill… Spill… Thrill…

Lisa Kramme
Director of Faith Formation
Nebraska Synod, ELCA

Images are often the inspiration that I need to begin writing. I see something and it reminds me of a story I’ve heard before. Sometimes what I see has its own, new story that it shares with me and I try to pass it along to others.

Searching for an inspiring image to begin this article on a new stewardship project the Nebraska Synod is launching, I looked to Google Images for a source of inspiration, typing the word, “stewardship” into the search box. More than 6,370,000 images were found on the topic.
There were images of dollar bills peeking out from the pages of the Bible. There were pictures of various types of trees and photos of cupped hands holding a bit of earth and a growing seedling. There were images of church buildings and several pie charts, divided and labeled with how people spend their resources.

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Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church held its first worship service Sept. 13 in Lincoln. Spirit of Hope is located in the Highlands area of Lincoln at 5801 N.W. 1st Street.

Spirit of Hope is a partnership between Prince of Peace and Sheridan Lutheran churches in Lincoln. The church’s mission statement is “Bringing Christ’s Love to Life through worship and music, God’s Word, sharing with community, and much more!”

Spirit of Hope got off to a great start with 195 worshipers in attendance. For more information about Spirit of Hope, make sure to check out their web site at spiritofhopelincoln.org.