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Messiah Lutheran Church, Fairview Park, Ohio President and CEO, Community West Foundation My wife, Laura, and I are active at Messiah Lutheran and have many friends there. We lean toward…
Though I’ve often lived alone, I’m drawn to community and connection. I’ve been blessed to take part in many Christian communities, some for an intense, two-week period of formation and…
As a Palestinian Christian and ELCA pastor, Khader Khalilia occupies a singular and deeply personal role within the life of the church. Born and raised in Bethlehem, Khalilia maintains close…
April is Arab American Heritage Month in the United States. While this is a celebration of all Arab Americans—Christian and Muslim alike—I’m going to focus on Christians. As an Arab…
Of course he was innocent, responds every ounce of theology and tradition. Our salvation rests on this, that Jesus was fully God and thus incapable of sin, that his suffering and…
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Overland Park, Kan. Executive chef and co-founder, Buck Tui BBQ; executive chef, Muni I connected with Holy Cross before my wedding in 2005. I was raised…
When I taught confirmation, I would share some of Paul’s letters with my students. I’d tell them that, before phones and computers, letters were important ways to communicate. Paul’s messages…
This story begins at a tavern table, as many do. It’s been a long day at a gathering of people from across the windy plains that surround your home. Usually…
The ELCA Advocacy podcast Here I Pod has released a six-part series on the ELCA social statement “Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Well-being of All,” adopted by the 2025 churchwide assembly….
Editor’s note: The ELCA has a long and meaningful history of ministry in rural areas. This story is part of a series highlighting innovative rural ministries in ELCA congregations and communities today. In…
Focal verse “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled…
Walk into Augustana Lutheran Church in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood on any day of the week and you might mistake it for the neighborhood community center. Seniors attend a memory…
The ELCA Church Council has elected Rachel Wind as the ELCA churchwide organization’s executive for administration, a position whose term coincides with that of the presiding bishop. Wind has served…
When a torrential rainstorm hit the U.N. Climate Negotiations pavilion in Belém, Brazil, last November, one reporter joked that the scene of flooding and pelting rain was “like the apocalyptic…
The ELCA has received a significant grant for ongoing support of Total Inclusion! Widening the Welcome at ELCA Outdoor Ministries. The program, a collaboration of the ELCA churchwide organization and…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has released a message for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. “This Easter Sunday, we celebrated the good news by proclaiming ‘Alleluia!’ for the…
Editor’s note: April is Financial Literacy Month. In this article, Portico Benefit Services reminds us that it’s a good time to take one faithful step forward, even when the path…
Craig Schweitzer has been appointed to a four-year, renewable term as executive director for the Christian Community and Leadership unit of the ELCA. Schweitzer has served as bishop of the…
Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen.
In his Easter message, ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry says that even though we consider ourselves to be an Easter church, we must remember that we are also a Lenten…
Each year we gather in our worshiping communities and exclaim with Christians around the world: “Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!” Many of us set aside the…
Jesus is making his way up to Jerusalem with his friends. What hopes, what expectations they must have had. With this Jesus, a new world is dawning. Soon, our dark…
Of course he was innocent, responds every ounce of theology and tradition. Our salvation rests on this, that Jesus was fully God and thus incapable of sin, that his suffering and…
Series editor’s note: The 2026 theme for “Deeper understandings” is faithful witness in challenging times. This year various authors will explore what it means for the ELCA, and each of…
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Adults with intellectual and physical disabilities share their musical talents through the Triangle Alliance Chorus (TAC) at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cary, N.C. The choir is a “splendid example”…
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