The first-century church in Corinth must have been a lively place. Its members were competitive, jealous, divided into factions and litigious. The congregation was diverse. There were Jews and gentiles,…
I had a friend in high school who said, “Wouldn’t it be great if our lives had a soundtrack and we could hear it?” That way we would always know…
En la escuela secundaria tuve un amigo que decía: “¿No sería genial si nuestras vidas tuvieran una banda sonora y pudiéramos oírla?” De esa manera siempre sabríamos lo que nos…
Twice in the Gospels there is a story about a woman anointing Jesus with pure nard, one in Mark and one in John. In Mark, an unnamed woman comes to…
Dos veces en los Evangelios aparece la historia de una mujer que unge a Jesús con nardo puro, una en Marcos y otra en Juan. En Marcos, una mujer, cuyo…
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. That’s our name. At least two parts of our name, “Evangelical” and “Church,” are either misunderstood or an outright stumbling block for a significant…
La Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en América. Ese es nuestro nombre. Al menos dos secciones de nuestro nombre, “Evangélica” e “Iglesia”, o son incomprendidas, o son piedra de tropiezo para un…
Dear church, We have been living with this pandemic for nearly a year. So much has changed. Bubbles, personal protective equipment, social distancing and one-way grocery aisles are part of…
Querida iglesia, Hemos estado viviendo con esta pandemia por casi un año. Muchas cosas han cambiado. Las burbujas, el equipo de protección personal, el distanciamiento social y los pasillos de…
The room was spare and dimly lit. We sat on folding chairs in a circle—young Honduran women and some of us from the ELCA. We had come to Honduras to…
La habitación era sencilla y tenía poca iluminación. Nos sentamos en círculo en sillas plegables —unas jóvenes hondureñas y algunos de nosotros de la ELCA. Habíamos ido a Honduras para…
Editor’s note: In keeping with this month’s theme issue, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton is sharing her favorite food and faith story, which originally appeared in her September 2017 column. Old…
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