Larry Wohlrabe

Friday, October 28, 2022

Decoding Congresswoman Fischbach

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  Decoding Congresswoman Fischbach Over the course of my lifetime, eight different Minnesotans have represented me in the U.S. House of Repr...
Friday, June 10, 2022

Fischbach's Misalignment of Words and Actions

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  Fischbach’s Misalignment of Words and Actions Our 7 th District’s freshman member of Congress, Michele Fischbach, appears to be sufferi...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Denominational Polity: Not Just for Church Nerds!

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  Denominational Polity:   Not Just for Church Nerds! “Denominational polity” is a term that describes how a church body (a.k.a. denominatio...
Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Funeral Sermon for Pastor Richard Radde

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  Funeral Sermon for Pastor Richard Radde Lutheran Church of Christ the King, Moorhead, MN April 13, 2022 Scriptures:    Isaiah 43:14,...
Thursday, March 3, 2022

David's Adultery and Vlad's Treachery: A Lenten Reflection

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  Every year, on Ash Wednesday, we pray with King David the powerful Psalm 51:    “Have mercy on me, O God….Against you only have I sinned a...
Saturday, February 19, 2022

A Tribute to Busi Suneel Bhanu on His 70th Birthday

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  The Rev. Dr. Busi Suneel Bhanu—Bridge Builder                                                                 A tribute by Lawrence R. W...
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Larry Wohlrabe
Lawrence Robert Wohlrabe was born in Mankato, MN. He graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and Luther Seminary, St. Paul. In 2003 Luther Seminary awarded him a Doctor of Ministry degree with distinction. Ordained in 1981, he served parishes in Willmar, MN; St. James, MN; and Moorhead, MN. He was also on the staff of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, and the SW MN Synod ELCA, Redwood Falls, MN. Larry was elected bishop of the Northwestern Minnesota Synod on June 10, 2007 and was re-elected to a second term on June 7, 2013. He retired at the end of his term on September 1, 2019. During 2020 he came out of retirement to serve 9.5 months as Interim Bishop of the Eastern North Dakota Synod ELCA. Larry's wife, Joy, is retired after working many years as a hospital and hospice social worker. They have two young adult children, Erik and Kristen (married to Aaron) and three grandchildren: Olivia, Micah and Malachi.
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