Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
Shelley Bryan Wee was reelected May 16 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Northwest Washington Synod. The election took place during the synod assembly, May 16-17…
May 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. In observance of this day, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a video message addressing the “horrific act that…
The Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ) has ordained its first female pastors. Maria Rudolph was ordained at Concordia College Chapel Highgate in South Australia on Palm Sunday,…
Katrina Foster, New York, N.Y., was elected May 3 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Metropolitan New York Synod. The election took place during the synod…
Many ELCA congregations, synods and households reflect on how their budgets reveal their values and priorities. As the U.S. federal budget is finalized for fiscal year 2026, it, too, reflects…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter on the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. “We of the Evangelical Lutheran Church…
On May 8, 1945, Europe emerged from the devastation of World War II. Eighty years later, the scars of that conflict and the subsequent occupation of Eastern Europe are still…
Focal verse “Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor” (Romans 12:10). Reflection As the sun set on an unusually warm spring day, our small town…
We’ve all seen the graphs tracking the decline of U.S. Christianity, with a trendline plunging downward. But a new study from the Pew Research Center, “Decline of Christianity in the…
For single mom Rachel Gallo, the road of life had been especially bumpy. But in fall 2023, her journey led her to a life-changing destination in the form of a…
Martin Luther likely wasn’t toting a Big Gulp when he went to hammer his 95 Theses to the church door in 1517. But if he were, and if he had…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on the death of Pope Francis. “On this Easter Monday, we of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America…
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