Lectionary blog: Christ in your house and heart
Lectionary blog for July 17 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:15-18; Luke 10:38-42 Whenever I hear this story, especially the part about Martha loudly complaining to…
Bishop Eaton’s call to be present
In a July 7 video message responding to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in suburban St. Paul, Minn., Elizabeth Eaton, ELCA presiding…
‘I grew up in this church’
Rahel Mwitula-Williams, a third-generation Lutheran, tells about growing up in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Her faith was shaped in part by her grandfather, who was one of the…
Highly recommended: Coloring book
Coloring books for adults are the trend right now, so why not de-stress by pondering Scripture while you relax? Words of Faith: A Coloring Book to Bless and De-Stress might…
June 2016 news
Church council addresses theological education Meeting in Chicago April 7-10, the ELCA Church Council approved recommendations and implementing strategies to help sustain theological education for the church. Among the recommendations…
Coming together against racism
In South Carolina, historically white congregations are meeting with historically black congregations to confront racism by watching together “Selma,” a film about Martin Luther King Jr., and having discussions about…
We can do more together
They traveled far and wide and asked a simple question.
Confronting Racism: A Holy Yearning
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, Fla., continued their conversation on racism – a violation of God’s intention for humanity…