Do you hear that great whooshing sound in your congregation? It’s supposed to be the sound of the Spirit rushing in like a mighty wind during the season of Pentecost…
A lot has changed in the decade-plus since I co-wrote They Are Us: Lutherans and Immigration (Augsburg Fortress, 2009) with Ralston Deffenbaugh. In the book, we attempted to build a…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2021, “Deeper understandings” will continue to engage the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. —Kathryn A. Kleinhans, dean of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio At…
Lutheran summer camps are scattered across our denomination. In fact, in seminary we would joke that our introductions frequently included the Lutheran outdoor ministry sites where we went as kids,…
For many, Memorial Day weekend signifies the start of summer. But the holiday’s true meaning often gets lost in the three-day weekend of backyard barbecues, beach parties and sales. Memorial…
Grace Lutheran Church, Evanston, Ill. Violinist, teacher assistant at Park School in Evanston, Ill., violin/viola instructor and music minister at Grace I’ve been playing violin since I was 8. Growing…
Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Read the ELCA’s social message “The Body of Christ and Mental Illness.” Religion and mental health treatment are often viewed as opposites. Some…
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” asks the divine voice in Isaiah 6:8. In John 3:8, we hear Jesus say to Nicodemus, “The wind blows where…
Luke writes in Acts 2 that on Pentecost, God sent the Spirit on Jesus’ followers and they spoke in different tongues about the wonders of God. Some people listened and…
Throughout my years of growing up, my dad was a serious gardener, tending an impressive plot of corn, green beans, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, collard greens, lettuce, onions and so much…
Focal verse “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”…
I stand in the choir loft with a microphone in hand, flipping through pages of music, preparing to lead worship. Sun shines through the skylight of our sanctuary, a welcoming…
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