Pastor begins the sermon with her familiar greeting: “Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.” While I’ve heard this line…
In John 6, Jesus’ words and actions become increasingly difficult to understand. The chapter begins with Jesus recognizing the gathered crowd’s physical hunger, transforming a child’s limited resources into abundance…
Augustana Lutheran Church, Portland, Ore. Senior at Grant High School in Portland and founder/chair of the Youth Leadership Academy to End Gun Violence, presented by Lift Every Voice Oregon My…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2021, “Deeper understandings” will continue to engage the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. —Kathryn A. Kleinhans, dean of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio…
Cheryl Beversdorf had a long and prestigious career. A registered nurse, she served with the U.S. Army in Japan and at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C….
Diana Pelletier remembers nothing of her horrific car accident. She recalls waking up in an ICU room under the hallucinogenic impression that teenagers were attempting to take her life. She…
“Keep your arms up, don’t let them down. If your Savior can do this for you, you can do it for him. Give your life to him—and don’t let your…
Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Lutheran World Federation general secretary-elect, head of development for the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church’s (EELC) Institute of Theology and adviser to the EELC for international and…
He brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” —Genesis…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2021, “Deeper understandings” will continue to engage the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. Man Hei Yip will carry on this theme in the next issue. —Kathryn…
If you’re like me, the pandemic has brought you to all sorts of new streaming shows you might never have discovered otherwise. One of my favorites is The Repair Shop,…
The doors of your church building have magical properties. You may not have noticed, but these magical effects play out differently for outsiders than for insiders. When outsiders approach church…
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