On Easter Sunday, people across this church will gather in their living rooms or sanctuaries to hear the story of Christ’s resurrection. The Easter story is our story—one of death,…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2021, “Deeper understandings” will continue to engage the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. Anthony Bateza will carry on this theme in the next issue. —Kathryn A….
Author’s note: This article uses identity-first language, the preference of most autistic adults. Sometimes parents resist the news that their child is, or may be, autistic. They wonder why we…
On Monday, April 9, 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged in a concentration camp in Flossenburg, Germany, for his role in a conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler. A week earlier, on…
Lutheran campus ministry (LCM) can sometimes be an afterthought to the greater church. I spent my whole life in Lutheran congregations and had never heard of campus ministry before coming…
Beloved community, we have traveled a rocky Lenten road and now stand on the “Hallelujah!” horizon, trusting in the proclamation of the psalmist who speaks of God’s presence on our…
In this season of Easter, we are reminded once more of Christ’s victory over the forces of death. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in spring 2020, however, death has been…
College can be that time, as one student says, to begin the process of “adulting.” For years, Lutheran campus ministries (LCM) have helped young adults with this process, ready to…
Jan. 25, 2017, was the day I lost my wife. It was also the first day in a new spiritual journey (although I didn’t know that then). I awoke suddenly…
Living with a disability is complex, especially in the church. You want to be accepted in your congregation for who you are, but not everyone will take the time to…
Bethany Lutheran Church, Crystal Lake, Ill. Executive medical director for infection prevention and control at University of Chicago Medicine, doctor, chief hospital epidemiologist, assistant director of medical ethics I was…
In the title tale of Karen Russell’s wry collection of short stories, Orange World (Knopf, 2019), a fearful mother, worried about her baby, strikes a deal with the devil, who…
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