Today marks the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. Dylan Roof opened fire during a Wednesday night Bible study, killing nine people—Depayne Middleton Doctor, Cynthia Hurd,…
While giving a presentation about suicide prevention to a group of teens at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Naperville, Ill., one of the pastors stepped forward and told this story: I…
Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Month. Staff Sgt. Dan (last name withheld), a National Guard member, was called to active duty in the Middle East during a tough time…
Renuka Shrestha recalled the moment when the earthquake hit her Nepali village: “I was reading a book. Suddenly everything was shaking and I was so afraid. I tried to escape,…
Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
Affirming its commitment to ensure voting rights for all U.S. citizens, the ELCA has introduced ELCAvotes, an initiative to help members advocate for fair elections and engage in local efforts…
Starbucks barista. Pharmacist. Substitute teacher. Nanny. Animal handler. Roller derby announcer. These seemingly unrelated professionals have one thing in common—they’re all leading “double lives” as church workers, most as pastors….
The ELCA has awarded the 2016-2017 Rossing Physics Scholarships to 11 ELCA college and university students. The annual scholarships are made possible through gifts from Dr. Thomas D. Rossing, who…
Members of Salem Lutheran Church, Flint, Mich., have reached out to their community amid the water crisis there by participating in rallies, providing spiritual care and serving as a donation…
Editor’s note: In observance of Women’s History Month in March, we remember the ELCA’s predecessor bodies that made history in 1970 when they ordained the first Lutheran women pastors. This…
Samuel Salmi, bishop of the Oulu Diocese in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and other Finnish Lutherans received communion at a Jan. 15 mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in…
In its Global Risks Report for 2016, the World Economic Forum ranked large-scale involuntary migration as the No. 1 most likely risk. At a January conference, Martin Junge, Lutheran World…
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