On Sept. 26, the day of his installation as bishop of the La Crosse Area Synod, Felix Malpica experienced a surprising encounter. “A woman, whose energy could be felt even…
Lectionary for Dec. 5, 2021 Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 3:1-6 John the Baptizer would have been a stumbling block for me. Initially, I feel attracted to his…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter regarding the verdicts concerning the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. “In response to the verdicts in the trial…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter regarding teenager Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal Friday of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges. The ELCA’s…
Gathering in Chicago Nov. 11-13, the Church Council of the ELCA began its meeting with a shared time in remembrance of William B. “Bill” Horne II, ELCA vice president, who…
Lamont Anthony Wells, president of the African Descent Lutheran Association (ADLA), has been selected as one of 18 international participants in the United Nations’ (U.N.) Fellowship Programme for People of…
In an Oct. 16 decision, the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP) allowed women to be ordained as pastors. Forty-five members of the church’s synod voted in…
In 1494, the Spanish and Portuguese empires reached an agreement that split up possession of the New World along a meridian near the Cape Verde islands. Though ignored by most…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of our daily lives, guiding home robots, traffic lights, calculators, Fitbits and cellphones. But what do we know about the influence of this technology,…
Working alongside the United Nations’ “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, the four member churches of Churches Beyond Borders have compiled a 16-day devotional focusing on the campaign’s…
When Kevin T. Jones of Mason City, Iowa, was elected bishop of the Northeastern Iowa Synod on June 12, the thought that everything had just changed hit him with a…
William “Bill” Horne, beloved ELCA vice president William “Bill” Horne II, vice president of the ELCA, died Aug. 14 of a suspected heart attack. Horne was a member of St….
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