Balancing ‘being’ and ‘doing’
Time for being with God and time for loving and helping others.
Time for being with God and time for loving and helping others.
A former Catholic priest studies to become an ELCA pastor.
It is that obscure little season between Christmas and Lent.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream requires “praying with feet.”
After the November elections, Lutherans on Capitol Hill increased from 23 to 27 members. Three ELCA members, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D.; Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa; and Rep. Tom Petri, R-Wis.,…
“I can’t wait!” Children say it all the time. They can’t wait for their birthday, for dessert, for it to snow, and then for the snow to melt .… But…
She is an inspiration from a time when women had few rights.
My wife deserved more than a husband so burdened with sadness.
Family means no one gets left behind.
A life defined by silence and prayer? Who has time for that?
We did not know that there was any other version.
You ordained for everything a season.
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