“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…
At 28, Nuru Benson Mwakasutu of Itete, Tanzania, found out she was HIV-positive. “I lost hope and, yes, I was completely a bedridden case in a very short time,” the…
“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…
“O, prosper the work of our hands.” Psalm 90:17 seeks God’s blessings on the fruits of our labor. In today’s financial climate, the fruits of our labor often go toward…
Vacation Bible school (VBS) has long exemplified the ingenuity of Christian faith formation. The seasonal education program may date back as far as the 1870s, to the Chautauqua adult education…
Summer church camps are often known for signature events such as campfires, sing-alongs and swimming. But some camps are igniting newfound appeal in outdoor ministry by expanding their roster of…
Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…
Editor’s note: the following is part of a series of articles from ELCA theologians, Rostered Ministers and seminarians/professors and features individual viewpoints on the Reformation’s importance on the occasion of…
Children today are, as we well know, increasingly tech-savvy. They are practically born with iPads in their hands, and, yes, they bring them to worship. We are often slow, congregationally…
Every other week, a bus with 10 to 15 veterans from the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center pulls up to Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Libertyville, Ill….
“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…
The sacredness of nature and the preciousness of childhood are intersecting in a nationally recognized manner at St. Mark Lutheran Preschool in Charlottesville, Va. This spring the preschool became a…
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