Editor’s note: Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, The Lutheran ran the following article in its May 8, 1968, edition. The piece is a first-person…
Series editor’s note: During 2023, “Deeper understandings” has featured biblical scholars reflecting on one of the books of the Old Testament. This is the final entry in the series. —Kathryn…
In those days when I was a kid in the 1960s, Christmas was magical and merry. In these days it can seem raw and real. Once, with little empathy or…
For some time I had wanted to have a “Blue Christmas” service for those who were suffering during the holiday season. After an aborted attempt in 2017 due to blizzardy…
ELCA Young Adult Ministry hosted their transitions retreat Nov. 16-19 at Lutherdale in Elkhorn, Wis. The weekend was filled with worship, community connection and free life coaching sessions with ELCA…
I think of Advent as the waiting season. For the First Sunday of Advent, the Gospel of Mark reminds us that no one knows the precise day or hour the…
Mountain View Lutheran Church, Edgewood, Wash. Eagle Scout; retired U.S. Navy commander When I got involved in my congregation, it started with the children. My wife and I wanted to…
Many believers are naturally curious about death and what comes after. This curiosity often appears in the context of funerals and hospitals, yet it also arises naturally throughout one’s life….
Growing up as the child of an ELCA pastor in South Dakota, Gabe Wounded Head experienced life not on a reservation but amid a very white congregation. Now, as a…
Editor’s note: This article originally ran Nov. 28, 2019. My mom’s death, in December 2013, took my feet out from under me. I couldn’t imagine a life without her. But…
Editor’s note: This article originally ran Oct. 28, 2016. Living Lutheran connected with veteran and playwright Michael Arndt of California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, on his original play, Under Fire:…
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