Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
Yellow Lake Lutheran Church sits among the oaks and pines on County Road U, halfway between Webster and Danbury in northwest Wisconsin. Some 15 years ago, Yellow Lake would have…
The 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering begins Wednesday in Detroit.
More than 28,500 ELCA youth and adults will ‘Rise Up Together.’
If we don’t address this darkness, we will be engulfed by it.
Jesus’ love surrounds youth with disabilities at Camp ABLE.
I pick the side that admits that racism has distorted our world.
Across the ELCA, congregations are wondering how to better connect with people and find renewal and avenues to growth. But when asked, “What is the best thing about this place…
Before the gun was fired, murder had already been committed.
These 10 young adults are among those leading the church and changing the world. Their profiles in the cover story of the June issue of The Lutheran magazine represent nearly…
It’s not an easy task when the wind whips and the trees bend.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). Over the past year a small but earnest number of reader queries asked…
It operates under the radar for most of us and in most of us.
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