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Be brave
Focal verse “Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power” (Ephesians 6:10). Reflection Just before my 9-year-old daughter read in church for the first time, she…
Mission & Ministry
Women’s History Month: Women in Church and Society
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Living Lutheran continues to highlight programs and ministries that support women and promote gender justice. This week we focus on the Lutheran World Federation’s…
Mission & Ministry
Women’s History Month: The Healing Center
Visit the Healing Center to learn more about this program, and watch throughout the month for more ways in which women are celebrated and supported.
Faith in Action
Snacks, water and smiles
Editor’s note: When a congregation in Ralston, Neb., asked themselves how to serve those around them, they had to look no further than their own parking lot. This article about…
Faith in Action
Disrupters, doers and witnesses
Editor’s note: In this article, Peter McLellan, ELCA program director for hunger education, reflects on the 2024 World Hunger Leadership Gathering, held Feb. 1-4 in Houston. The annual event gathers…
Faith in Action
Black History Now: Yolanda Kali Denson-Byers
Originally posted to ELCA African Descent Ministries Facebook page, shared with us via Nicolette Peñaranda.
Faith in Action
Black History Now: Gus Barnes Jr.
Originally posted to ELCA African Decent Ministries Facebook page, shared with us via Nicolette Peñaranda.
Faith in Action
“We need to look at the truth”
At its zenith, 250 people would fill the pews to worship at Bethlehem Lutheran, a historic Black church in Oakland, Calif. Today 25 parishioners file into the 100-year-old structure, where…
Mission & Ministry
Faith and action
For the last 35 years the ELCA has been a companion in the mission and ministry of five Lutheran churches in Central America: The Costa Rican Lutheran Church. The Salvadoran…
Faith in Action
Meaningful participation for all
Editor’s note: Part one of this story surveyed five projects that were awarded funding by ELCA Disability Ministries in 2023, especially an inclusive park being built by Emmanuel Lutheran Church…
Faith in Action
Creative inclusivity
“Heaven is a playground,” wrote G.K. Chesterton more than a century ago. If the British philosopher and champion of play were to visit modern-day Wisconsin, he would be pleased to…
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“No job is too small …”
It was fall 2019, one of those crisp, golden, mornings in northern Minnesota. The mournful wail of the loons echoed across Stocking Lake, as if they were saying “goodbye” before…
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