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Faith in Action

‘Church and state must intersect’

After another mass shooting, what do Lutherans need to do?

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Faith in Action

Luther’s remarkable gift to us

His Small Catechism provides insight into the life of faith.

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Faith in Action

A bishop, a farmer and shared lament

I had a bad feeling it was coming. I’ve watched beautiful fields of sweet corn stand unharvested in Southwestern Minnesota. It’s a story from the prairie that isn’t often told….

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Faith in Action

I felt like I was unacceptable

A pastor’s offer of welcoming accommodation is rejected.

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Mission & Ministry

Young reformers’ global network

Young Lutherans are celebrating their roots, continuing the Reformation.

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Faith in Action

Widening the ELCA’s circle

How can we as a church change our white, middle-class profile?

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Faith in Action

An ‘Olive Agenda’ for America

Pope Francis realizes economics and ecology must coexist.

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Faith in Action

Fitness, fellowship and faith

Hold the post-worship pastries and put on your walking shoes.

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Mission & Ministry

A month of peaceful dialogue

Shaina Lidd, a Jewish American, and Mathilda Nassar, a Lutheran from the occupied West Bank, have a friendship that might seem unlikely to some. When they met and Nassar said…

Halloween: Trick or treat?
Faith in Action

Halloween: Trick or treat?

When the toddler daughter of a friend was just learning to talk, she spent Halloween shouting, “Trick treat! Trick treat!” She was way ahead of her time, that youngster, for…