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Mission & Ministry
100 years of partnership
From its earliest days in 1923, the Lutheran Sudan Mission was shaped by relationships. That was part of the story Mark Nygard told at the beginning of the Sudan Mission…
Faith in Action
United by art
Art has a way of breaking down barriers and inviting people to come together as they find commonality in the pieces displayed. When you put art on a church campus,…
Faith in Action
Ten on the tenth
On Sept. 10 the ELCA will celebrate the 10th anniversary of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, an annual day of service in which congregations come together to lend a hand,…
Faith in Action
Have an ordinary summer
There comes a point every summer when I realize we aren’t going to complete everything on our summer bucket list. I have big dreams in May (I’ve made lists on…
Faith in Action
Room at the inn
Staff of Border Servant Corps (BSC) in Las Cruces, N.M., spent the beginning of May on the phone, looking for congregations, individuals, social service organizations—anyone to offer room at the…
Mission & Ministry
Camp hospitality
The ELCA has long presented itself as an inclusive church—especially Lutheran Outdoor Ministries, which is leading the way in welcoming all religions, ethnicities, races and sexual orientations. Several outdoor ministries…
Mission & Ministry
Our medieval hymns: “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”
Author’s note: Lutherans and other hymn lovers may be surprised to learn how many of their favorite hymns come from medieval texts. Can anything good come out of the “Dark…
Faith in Action
Harmonies and memories
Indigenous communities around the globe share a common understanding that we are interconnected. We need each other to survive. And the “we” is expansive—it includes all creation, those who came…
Faith in Action
Summer faith
Focal verse Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when…
Voices of Faith
A conversation with Ian Heseltine
The ELCA is a beautiful tapestry of cultures and identities. We want to celebrate Pride Month with a focus on our LGTBQIA+ Lutherans. We are excited to amplify the voices…
Mission & Ministry
The people no one wants
“We just want to go home.” That is the sentiment of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. For generations the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority, lived in Myanmar’s…
Faith in Action
Juneteenth: Freedom Day
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned of their liberation. President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation…
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