Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians with different…
Editor’s note: The authorship of the books of Hebrews and 2 Timothy is disputed. Was the day cool or warm? Where was I standing in the group of fellow travelers?…
David Rebey knows all too well the challenges people face after being released from incarceration. As pastor of Breaking the Chains Church—a new-start congregation inside Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center…
Even in the heaviest seasons, hope has a way of showing up—in persistent faith, courageous leadership, quiet acts of care and the witness of people living out the gospel in…
On Cleveland’s West Side in the late 1960s, a teenage Elizabeth Eaton sat in her ninth-grade guidance counselor’s class. Mr. Zinzer asked students to write an essay about what they…
In church, we’re often reminded to remember and pray for our neighbors in poverty and in need. Proverbs 19 tells us to be kind to them. To be the hands…
The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Oct. 5-7 at the Hilton Minneapolis. The conference—an advisory body of the ELCA that comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and…
In the first episode of the new season of ELCA Advocacy’s Here I Pod, Regina Banks speaks with Mary Campbell, program director of AMMPARO, the the ELCA’s strategy to accompanying…
What does it take to be brave these days? And why be brave? Children lead throughout the Bible in all kinds of scary situations, giving us courageous imaginations for bravery…
Prepared with what they wanted to say and passionate about saying it, 10 young-adult Lutherans spent time in Washington, D.C., and New York City advocating for climate action as part…
In May, the ELCA marked Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Month with a series of events focused on amplifying Indigenous voices and bringing critical attention to the ongoing…
The Church Council of the ELCA met in Minneapolis Oct. 2-3. The council welcomed 19 new members who had been elected by the 2025 Churchwide Assembly. The meeting was held…
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