The ELCA has reaffirmed its commitment to combating racism and white supremacy “following the recent murders of Black Americans,” the church’s Conference of Bishops said in a statement. The ELCA’s…
As people around the world adjust to the “new normal” brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increased focus on caring for the most vulnerable people in our…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a pastoral message on the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has “exacerbated racism and racial inequities deeply entrenched in society and across the…
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
Like many Lutheran programs, ELCA outdoor ministries have faced challenges in determining the most effective way to serve, and be led by, people who are often marginalized, said Don Johnson,…
Our new reality has taken over with blinding speed. Life has gone from normal to “wash your hands” to “shelter in place” in what now seems like an instant. Businesses…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a message on Earth Day, April 22. “Established in 1970, Earth Day launched the modern environmental movement, spurring development of landmark policies for a…
As the world has grappled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the ELCA has sought new ways to meet this unique cultural moment, engaging members in worship and faith formation through…
What happens in childhood doesn’t stay in childhood. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, as my husband and I improvise a school routine for our children at home,…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has announced the launch of a comprehensive Covid-19 response across the ELCA beginning today. The three approaches named are: Daily Bread Grants “ELCA World Hunger is…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a message to the church inviting people to join in the Lord’s Prayer Wednesday, March 25. “I am writing to extend an invitation…
In March 2016, I was asked to write an article for Living Lutheran about the emerging split in our nation’s culture, especially the widening gap in our political ideologies. Since…
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