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From The Presiding Bishop
A proclivity for paradox
A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all (Martin Luther in…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Christ in your house and heart
Lectionary blog for July 17 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:15-18; Luke 10:38-42 Whenever I hear this story, especially the part about Martha loudly complaining to…
Spiritual Resources
Highly recommended: Coloring book
Coloring books for adults are the trend right now, so why not de-stress by pondering Scripture while you relax? Words of Faith: A Coloring Book to Bless and De-Stress might…
Living Faithfully
June 2016 news
Church council addresses theological education Meeting in Chicago April 7-10, the ELCA Church Council approved recommendations and implementing strategies to help sustain theological education for the church. Among the recommendations…
From The Presiding Bishop
Love your neighbor
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and…
Mission & Ministry
Nepal: Life after the earthquake
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,…
From The Presiding Bishop
Holy Saturday
They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews. Now there was a garden in the…
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)
Sábado Santo
“Ambos tomaron el cuerpo de Jesús y, conforme a la costumbre judía de dar sepultura, lo envolvieron en vendas con las especias aromáticas. En el lugar donde crucificaron a Jesús…
From The Presiding Bishop
Time to get to know each other
Sometimes I just don’t get us. We are the least likely of all people to speak enthusiastically about our church. I don’t know if it is some cross-cultural Lutheran modesty…
From The Presiding Bishop
The promise, hope of Christmas
A Christmas message from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton.
From The Presiding Bishop
Putting the pieces together
It has been just more than two years since I began this call. I’m often asked what has been the greatest surprise. Certainly the amount of travel has been a…
From The Presiding Bishop
The unsettled season of Advent
O come, O come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 257). Advent. We were just here…