Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
Donald P. Kreiss, Detroit, was reelected May 19 to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Southeast Michigan Synod. The election was held during the synod assembly May…
As president of Luther Seminary, Robin Steinke has talked to plenty of dignitaries and religious leaders. But she’s never met anyone quite like the small, black-and-white spotted cow with a…
I stopped going to Mother’s Day services after my mom died. When that second Sunday in May pops up on my calendar, I find something else to do, anything that…
Becca Middeke-Conlin, Tulsa, Okla., was elected May 7 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod. The election took place during the synod assembly, May 5-7,…
Meggan H. Manlove, Nampa, Idaho, was elected April 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Northwest Intermountain Synod. The election took place during the synod assembly,…
Greetings and blessings to you! In the United States, May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In 1978, a bill was passed in the U.S. Congress and signed…
Hillary Doerries was in graduate school when she was diagnosed with clinical depression and found herself wandering into a support group that met once a week in a United Methodist…
Focal verse “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act” (Psalm 37:5). Reflection Next to my armchair sits a wicker basket that holds books and…
The ELCA Church Council met electronically April 20. The council serves as the ELCA churchwide organization’s board of directors and interim legislative authority between meetings of a churchwide assembly. The…
Located in the town of Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UP Wild Church is among the newest ministries in the growing movement of “wild” outdoor worship communities. The church holds…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has announced the launch of the ELCA’s Truth and Healing Movement. The focus of the initiative is to increase the church’s understanding…
Jesus’ resurrection was an incredible moment. It transformed our lives, our world and eternity. And no one saw it. The story we read in the Gospels every Easter tells us…
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