LHRA Vanguard

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Spring 2009
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July/Aug/Sept 2005
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The first issue of the Vanguard was published in January 1954. It continues to raise the voices of thought and concern within the Lutheran Church and beyond on the issues of human relations. It provides a vehicle to inform and engage its readers and to invite response.

The Vanguard is published quarterly and is sent to about 3,000 readers and multiple libraries, bringing original articles, theological reflections, news, and resources. Articles can be used for adult/youth forums and other small group discussions. We would appreciate contact informing us of how and when you share this information for our records and growth and sharing with others.

The following article appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of Vanguard, LHRA’s quarterly newsletter. A subscription to Vanguard is included with a LHRA membership.

In Africa by Rev. Kenneth Wheeler

In Africa Reverend Kenneth Wheeler

Part 1 of In Africa (from the Spring, 2009 issue of the Vanguard)

In March of 2007, I celebrated 23 years of ministry in the Lutheran Church as an ordained pastor. It is a milestone that has been a blessing and a burden. Growing up in the segregated south, I never thought that I would be a pastor and I certainly never thought that I would be a pastor in a predominantly white church body. When W.E.B. DuBois described life for the Black person living in American comparable to wearing a shoe that was too tight, this is an apt description for what it has been life for me in this church, at, but never feeling quite welcome.

Read Part 1

Part 2 to be included in the Fall, 2009 issue of the Vanguard.

August 4, 1999

This was our first full day in Tenengari Park. We began the day with breakfast and following we all gathered out on the porch of the restaurant overlooking this panoramic scene of breathtaking beauty. For devotions we heard the reading of Psalm 65, a fitting word for this day for this setting. We went out twice today, once after breakfast and then later in the afternoon.

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Reverend Kenneth Wheeler
Pastor for Cross Lutheran Church, Milwaukee WI
LHRA Board of Directors President

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