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…
“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…
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…
Aging out of the foster care system can be both a blessing and a challenge. Young people starting out on their own often find it daunting to secure affordable housing,…
Winds of change have swirled around the globe in the century and a half since Seafarers International House (SIH) was born. But the ELCA ministry, guided by its core mission…
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…
We were waiting for her, and we didn’t even know it. When our family of four decided to host an international exchange student, it felt like a leap of faith….
I acknowledge the Yup’ik, Inupiaq and St. Lawrence Island Yupik peoples on whose traditional lands I work and live. I also acknowledge the Creator and all Indigenous people of Alaska….
In a triumph of rebirth and renewal, a single Seattle block will soon accommodate not only an ELCA church but homes for dozens of people. Columbia City Church of Hope,…
“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is the ELCA’s annual day of service, and this year we celebrated the 10th anniversary! Join New Life Lutheran Church in Bolingbrook, Ill., and Shepherd…
November was designated as National American Indian Heritage Month in 1990 and amended to include Alaska Natives 18 years later. American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month invites us to…
With God’s help, you can make a difference in a veteran’s life. That’s the Veterans Day message from Vicky Daub, executive director of the Veteran Servant Corps Project of the…
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