Summer to-do list for little Lutherans
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Summer to-do list for little Lutherans

Are you looking to make the most out of summer with your family? Are you interested in deepening your faith? Summers can be long for families with kids home from…
July 2017 news
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July 2017 news

Global Lutherans gather for 12th LWF Assembly Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and an ELCA delegation joined Lutherans from around the world May 10-16 for the 12th Assembly of the Lutheran…
‘Amazing grace’ — St. Paulus Lutheran celebrates 150 years
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‘Amazing grace’ — St. Paulus Lutheran celebrates 150 years

St. Paulus Lutheran Church turned 150 years old on May 15. San Francisco has been its home for the past century and a half, and during that time, St. Paulus…
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Showing up

It was a familiar scene for me as the pastor, newly married: “So, Pastor, when are you planning on having kids?” “You don’t feel well? (Big smile.) Oh, I can…
Working to erase stigma on National HIV Testing Day
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Working to erase stigma on National HIV Testing Day

Editor’s note: This post is written by Savanna Sullivan, program associate for the ELCA Strategy on HIV and AIDS, in honor of National HIV Testing Day, June 27. “Is it…
A seat at the table
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A seat at the table

It’s a Tuesday night. People are gathered in a back room of a restaurant in downtown Tulsa, Okla. Amid the pouring of refills and clearing of plates, someone begins to…
ELCA South Sudanese leaders peace summit
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ELCA South Sudanese leaders peace summit

In April 40 ELCA lay and pastoral leaders from South Sudanese congregations met in Chicago for a peace summit to address the conflict in South Sudan. Discussions also centered around encouraging youth…
ELCA presiding bishop issues World Refugee Day message
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ELCA presiding bishop issues World Refugee Day message

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued the following message in observance of World Refugee Day:  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is World…
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Action across denominations

People living in poverty in Sioux Falls, S.D., are receiving unprecedented attention from Christian church leaders of all denominations across the city. Their action plan calls for collaboration to help…
What the Reformation taught me about being a dad
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What the Reformation taught me about being a dad

A year ago, the following sentiment is not one I would’ve predicted I’d be expressing this Father’s Day: Martin Luther and the birth and infancy of my second child will…