Faith in action: The social teachings of this church
Faith in Action

Faith in action: The social teachings of this church

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…

My take: A model for pastoral ministry
Faith in Action

My take: A model for pastoral ministry

As they went on their way, he entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’ feet and…

My take: Between two oceans
Faith in Action

My take: Between two oceans

Well, the sky always seemed like another ocean to me, you know? Like we live between two incredible oceans, and we’ll never get to the bottom of either of them….

Arabic joint liturgy: Translation and contextualization
Faith in Action

Arabic joint liturgy: Translation and contextualization

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Worship Blog. Our faith is shaped by our prayer. For Arabic-speaking Christians in the ELCA and The Episcopal Church, worshiping in their…

Leading through listening
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Leading through listening

In today’s world, we can easily feel overwhelmed and unheard as social media, text messages and 24-hour news inundate us daily. Even church can often feel like a place of…

ELCA statement on Supreme Court ruling allowing racial profiling in immigration enforcement
Faith in Action

ELCA statement on Supreme Court ruling allowing racial profiling in immigration enforcement

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on a Sept. 8 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “I am deeply troubled by incidents of racial profiling that are…

Perspective: Unhelpful help
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Perspective: Unhelpful help

At the end of Lent, during the Easter Vigil, we were lighting the Easter fire on the patio in front of our church. The wood was piled into a metal…

Be where your feet are
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Be where your feet are

Focal verse “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it” (Proverbs 3:27). Reflection Every fall, our town of…

Labor of love and service
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Labor of love and service

As we take Labor Day to pause and honor the dignity of work, we also reflect on 12 years of faithful service through “God’s Work. Our Hands.” —a day when congregations…