We talk. We listen. The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) took these words from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton to heart. Following the 2015 shooting at Emanuel…
The communion bread my wife Kathy brought home from the Easter Vigil at Abiding Hope Lutheran Church in Erie, Pa., was the late Milton Sontheimer’s recipe. It was light, slightly…
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the world. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
A lot of folks are in a daze right now, trying to figure out what the outcome of this election means for the United States. Regardless of how we feel—happy,…
The times and seasons kept by the body of Christ often bear a consoling and encouraging witness in contrast with the times and seasons of our surrounding culture. Fear and…
In my Lutheran grade school we were assigned a memory verse every week. Friday morning, before lessons began, our ability to write these verses on our lips was tested. Normally…
Editor’s note: As Lutheran Disaster Response supports recovery work in the U.S. in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, Mark Opgrand, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilmington, N.C., shared…
I just downloaded the Small Catechism app for my iPhone. The moment I did I thought, ironically, “What does this mean?” What does it mean for me to invest space,…
Series editor’s note: In “Deeper understandings,” we continue in the yearlong study of Reformation and Luther studies themes, grateful that this month Gary Simpson offers insights to help us prepare…
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the world. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
When I was about 11 years old, a friend asked, “Are you Catholic or Christian?” I bristled and with a chest puffed up in self-righteous correction, I took this as…
I come from a political family. Well, sort of. It’s probably more accurate to say I come from a family of public servants. On my mother’s side, my grandfather spent…
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