Live from Omaha, Neb., it’s Sunday worship from Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church! Since 1962, this congregation has broadcast its Sunday service on cable TV. “Just go to any nursing home…
The Forgotten Luther II (Fortress Press, 2019) is no ivory tower compendium of sordid quotes and cherry-picked works but a helpful distillation, a corrective for those who feel that our…
The ELCA has arranged preferred-vendor agreements with a few select companies that can enhance operating efficiency, leadership effectiveness, congregational vitality and financial sustainability. Special pricing accompanies each agreement. Through the…
Every story tells us how the storyteller perceives the world. Stories are how we describe the world as we think it is, as we fear it is, as we want…
Read part one. Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood (written and directed by Quentin Tarantino) At first glance, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood feels like classic Tarantino,…
Terrence Malick’s new drama A Hidden Life tells the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer who, called up to fight in World War II, refused on religious grounds…
The Family Time Bible Families looking to start a new tradition in the new year will appreciate this resource, created for kids ages 4 to 8 and their caregivers. Bestselling…
Editor’s note: The Vinyl Preacher is a weekly podcast in which co-hosts—and ELCA campus pastors—Matt Keadle and Zach Parris discuss Sunday’s lectionary texts and create playlists of pop songs to…
When Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), the Esquire magazine reporter who serves as protagonist and audience surrogate in the new drama A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, meets Joanne Rogers (Maryann…
Editor’s note: The Vinyl Preacher is a weekly podcast in which co-hosts—and ELCA campus pastors—Matt Keadle and Zach Parris discuss Sunday’s lectionary texts and create playlists of songs to listen…
Early in 1968, Johnny Cash carried out one of America’s most famous acts of prison ministry. In the cafeteria of Folsom State Prison in California, the country star played two…
Art holds a special place in human expression. More than simply passing along information, it also conveys human experience and deep emotions—sorrow, love, passion, anger, longing, joy, hope and so…
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