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Faith in Action
Showing up
It was a familiar scene for me as the pastor, newly married: “So, Pastor, when are you planning on having kids?” “You don’t feel well? (Big smile.) Oh, I can…
Faith in Action
A seat at the table
It’s a Tuesday night. People are gathered in a back room of a restaurant in downtown Tulsa, Okla. Amid the pouring of refills and clearing of plates, someone begins to…
Mission & Ministry
“E Pluribus Unum Deus”: Out of many, one God
As Christians, we are called to love and serve the neighbor. The question posed in Luke 10:29— “Who is my neighbor?”—has been one the ELCA has explored since its founding…
Theology & Beliefs
Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Daniel Disch
“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…
Faith in Action
Action across denominations
People living in poverty in Sioux Falls, S.D., are receiving unprecedented attention from Christian church leaders of all denominations across the city. Their action plan calls for collaboration to help…
Theology & Beliefs
Our Lutheran Life: Deb Schlagel
“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…
Faith in Action
What the Reformation taught me about being a dad
A year ago, the following sentiment is not one I would’ve predicted I’d be expressing this Father’s Day: Martin Luther and the birth and infancy of my second child will…
Theology & Beliefs
Our Lutheran Life: Elle Dowd
“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…
Theology & Beliefs
Her-stories: The Rev. Susan Kintner
Editor’s note: This story is a part of The Lutheran World Federation’s Her-stories global Lutheran storytelling project. If you have a story of how women have reformed the church or…
Theology & Beliefs
Our Lutheran Life: Sue Michaelson
“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…
Mission & Ministry
Prom partners
Lois Tackett never went to her high school prom or any school dances. She didn’t have the proper dresses or the money to buy them. “To me, there was no…
Mission & Ministry
Drawing a diverse future
Fifteen-year-old Sarah Harrison (left), a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Monroe, Conn., was chosen out of 140,000 entries for Google’s “Doodle 4 Google” contest. Her art was featured on…
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