Archive for July, 2009

It’s All in the Name

July 22, 2009

Today as I was contacting folks about my book, I came across a church name that sounds full of baptismal spirituality: Ezekiel Lutheran Church.

Ezekiel: the Old Testament prophet who envisioned God breathing life back into dry bones (Ez. 37:1-14). From dryness to sinews, from death to life – that is God at work. And Ezekiel’s words long before Jesus and the church describe this amazing God and give a foretaste of baptismal spirituality.

So, Ezekiel sounds like a fine name for a church, even if a bit out of the ordinary. And as if the name’s not enough baptismal spirituality, the location of this congregation is River Falls (Wisconsin).

Let the baptismal waters flow, Ezekiel!