Author

REVERENT DR. GARY L. GRAFWALLNER IS AN ELCA Lutheran pastor who has served five congregations in the northwest. He has chaired the LITE Committee of Pacific Luther University as well as Professional Leaders Committee of the Pacific NorthWest Synod. He has studied prayer with the Franciscans, the Benedictans, and the Jesuits.

He has experienced a 32-day directed silent retreat. He teaches PRAYER, leads retreats, and he does spiritual direction.

He’s written three books.

Dr. Grafwallner graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS from Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary with an DMin.

He has married and lived with his wife, Gail in Portland, Oregon.

I’ve written three devotional books. Windows – is a book for those looking for God or wanting to deepen their faith. It is based on the Apostle’s Creed. I’ve written Everyday Epiphanies, which is about discerning God’s presence in daily life. Lastly, Faithful Sexuality – explores sexual and moral values in the life of traditional Christian teaching. It contains how people deal with their sexuality and intimate relationships; for some, my perspective will be too liberal, and for others, it will be too traditional. My hope is that it will generate personal reflections as well as conversations with others.