The imposition of ashes
This tradition turns into a public declaration of what I believe.
This tradition turns into a public declaration of what I believe.
You can learn ways to integrate them into your daily life.
The meaning of “If you lose your life, you will find it.”
Time for being with God and time for loving and helping others.
A former Catholic priest studies to become an ELCA pastor.
Train!” I exclaim, pointing at the tracks. Driving down the road with my 5-year-old son, I often find myself pointing out the trains we pass. Since he was born he,…
It is that obscure little season between Christmas and Lent.
Sunday school leaders at Irving Park Lutheran Church, Chicago, used a “Hunger Hunt” to raise awareness of and money for ELCA World Hunger last year. They will likely do something…
Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream requires “praying with feet.”
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