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Hello! My name is Steven Cauley. I’m an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) parish pastor and I’m documenting some of the highlights from my ministry and life.

I serve a Lutheran/Christian congregation in Muscatine, Iowa. Lutherans are disciples of Jesus who follow him on purpose and believe that Martin Luther and the work of the reformers in the 16th century held a key role in shaping faith for the life of believers.

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Ora et Labora! Pray and work always! It’s the cycle of life.

A Survey of World Christianity

July 30, 2017

Mark Noll begins in his book, The New Shape of World Christianity, with the following observations: This past Sunday more Christian believers attended worship in China than in all of Europe. This past Sunday more Anglicans attended church in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda than did Anglicans in Britain and Canada and Episcopalians in the … More A Survey of World Christianity

Experiencing the “Wild Goose Festival” July 13-16, 2017 |Hot Springs, North Carolina

July 25, 2017

The Wild Goose festival is perhaps best described as a gathering for the arts, music, spirituality, community, social justice and for those who are seeking a common humanity by breaking down stereotypes and the social imagination of North America culture. … More Experiencing the “Wild Goose Festival” July 13-16, 2017 |Hot Springs, North Carolina

So Long … (For Now)… San Miguel

July 18, 2017

My identity in “the States” didn’t matter. No one cares. Who I WAS, was not as important to who I am in the present. No one was impressed by titles or occupations. I felt like I had a fresh start at something new. I was a blank canvas, or in a word -free from the labels and baggage of my native culture. I felt human! … More So Long … (For Now)… San Miguel

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