Toward the end of his life, church reformer and educator Martin Luther (1483-1546) looked back on an important moment in his faith development. As a young university professor, he was…
In parts of Ghana many families eat only one meal a day. Especially in the Volta region, where low-income farmers have struggled to make ends meet amid the recent effects…
Across the ELCA, members and leaders believe one of the most important functions of the church is to serve as a valuable member of its community—a place where people can…
In April, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton launched the Truth and Healing Movement to increase the church’s understanding of the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in past and present…
Before Tracy Davidson’s father died in July 2008, he gave her one piece of advice: Get close to God. Fifteen years later, Davidson is serving a congregation and surrounding community…
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…
Elube Phunduma laughs as her sow and five piglets noisily devour their dinner, much to the delight of the visitors to her home in the village of Bakali, Malawi. The…
While Karina was shoulders deep in a river in the Darién Gap, crossing between Colombia and Panama, her main thought was whether she, her 6-year-old son and her 18-year-old daughter…
Katsarin “Piano” Samranpriwan celebrated her 30th birthday this summer by throwing a Thai ramen party for 30 friends and colleagues. It wasn’t easy. Samranpriwan was at Holden Village—far from her…
Jay Peterson of the Lab House Band stopped himself mid-strum, holding his guitar as his bandmates changed instruments, to address the crowd. “Hey, Lab, how do you feel?” he asked…
At First Lutheran Preschool’s outdoor classroom in Ellicott City, Md., God’s creation guides the curriculum. In Houston, the divine enters into daily activities at Zion Lutheran Preschool. As these ELCA…
Prince of Peace Lutheran in Loveland, Ohio, is growing more than cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers in its community garden on the church grounds. The congregation—along with the 22 families who…
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