On Jan. 21, 2017, Rafael Malpica Padilla, executive director of ELCA Global Mission, donned his clerical collar and set out to join the Women’s March in downtown Chicago. On the…
Ya’tik il-‘afye, the Arabic phrase for “good job,” was shared freely between students, staff and teachers as they basked in the sunlight their new building provided. This is how the…
“We are called to reach out and feed the hungry. In this way, we live the love of Christ. It’s a way of connecting with the community.” — Scott Mims,…
Just as Hurricane Harvey long-term recovery efforts begin in Texas and Louisiana, Hurricane Irma threatens devastation as it moves toward Florida and the Carolinas. But even before the storms hit,…
In Malawi, a densely populated country in southeast Africa, many children—especially those 5 and younger—don’t receive enough food on a daily basis. Too many are starving. But the Evangelical Lutheran…
At 28, Nuru Benson Mwakasutu of Itete, Tanzania, found out she was HIV-positive. “I lost hope and, yes, I was completely a bedridden case in a very short time,” the…
“O, prosper the work of our hands.” Psalm 90:17 seeks God’s blessings on the fruits of our labor. In today’s financial climate, the fruits of our labor often go toward…
Children today are, as we well know, increasingly tech-savvy. They are practically born with iPads in their hands, and, yes, they bring them to worship. We are often slow, congregationally…
Because liturgy is a way of living God’s story, giving our human response to that story and sharing that story, the more we expand our worship life, the richer we…
More than attendance The purpose of including and encouraging children in church—as well as their parents—is not to “improve our numbers.” It’s to get the gospel into the marrow of…
What do you expect as you pray the words “your kingdom come” from the Lord’s Prayer? You might be thinking about a blessed promised future in heaven. You might be…
The book of Jonah takes up exactly two pages in my Bible. But as with many parts of God’s word, just a little bit can alter the course of a…
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