“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…
I went to see her with a baby strapped to my chest. She was the oldest member of the congregation at the time, some 98 years old. My son was…
Nonreligious uses of the verb “to save” are easy to comprehend. A relief pitcher saves a baseball game. A medic saves the life of a heart attack victim. When we…
Most of us do not live with so much fear that we expect to die the next time we open our front door or climb into a car. That degree…
As we began our Lenten journey this year, I invited Faith in Place, a faith-based nonprofit, to come talk to my congregation about caring for creation ministry and advocacy as…
Since 2001 roller derby has enjoyed a renaissance as an all-volunteer, do-it-yourself sport that has inspired women, men and children to throw caution to the wind and throw their bodies…
It’s a welcome opportunity to put into action the words of Jesus.
Here are some ways for congregations to help bring the level down.
A delighted thank you Thank you for the wonderful magazine. I especially loved the article “Class on the current” about the students spending a semester on the Mississippi. As a…
Dear readers, Thanks for your letters of appreciation for Daniel J. Lehmann, who retired as editor in February. As staff of The Lutheran we, too, have been deeply blessed by…
I understood, in a in-my-face kind of way, what white privilege is.
The power of the sacramental drew me to the Lutheran tradition.
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