Making plain the word of God

Making plain the word of God

The church is called to talk to anyone who is seeking to know and understand God’s love. That call is to all of us. | more »

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“We're going to send them [the police] as soon as we get a car open,” said the dispatcher. Amanda Berry replied, “No, I need them now before he gets back.” | more »
Pamela Czarnota

More than a makeover. Made new!

As broken but loved people, as humans who have been saved by the gospel, we still maintain the capacity for messing up our lives. | more »
Kristin Berkey-Abbott

Transforming the sanctuary

Maybe we don't know how to decorate for Pentecost, the way we do for Christmas. It's great to change the paraments to red. But we could do so much more. | more »
Turns out jobs and cars were a little more complicated than I first believed. Lawns? Forget it. Lawns have always been way beyond my control. | more »
Joelle Colville-Hanson

Who we are

If we do not forgive and let go of our anger and grievances, they continues to hurt us. | more »
Keith Spencer

The Holy Spirit

We tread here as one at the border of the thing itself, transfixed: One seeking but a moment within the deeper mystery. | more »
Delmer Chilton

Making plain the word of God

The church is called to talk to anyone who is seeking to know and understand God’s love. That call is to all of us. | more »
Ben Unseth

Direction makes all the difference!

Occasionally, glancing up from my computer at the train window, I would think we were going forward when in fact the neighboring train was the only one moving. | more »
Lou Florio

Time to live

This is no time to run and hide. It isn’t time to be caught asleep or medicating ourselves with escapist self-indulgence. | more »
Chris Duckworth

Worshiping elsewhere

Yesterday with members of my congregation’s outreach committee I attended two churches for worship to experience how these congregations welcome visitors and newcomers. | more »

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ELCA World Hunger helps an ELCA congregation in O’Fallon, Ill., reach out to its neighbors. | more »
Here are some safety tips to follow if you plan to set up an inflatable fun house for a congregational event. | more »
With some help from ELCA Missionary Sponsorship, youth groups in Decorah, Iowa, lead their community to help refugees in Syria. | more »
Something is lost in the daily grind; pastors need to be replenished after a time of hard work. | more »
The ELCA's "Ventures in Growing Stewards" workshop is just one way David Kappus promotes stewardship in the ELCA Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod. | more »

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