“This is what praising God looks like”
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“This is what praising God looks like”

The term “period poverty” refers to inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and education. According to estimates by the Huffington Post, menstruation-related products can cost more than $18,000 in a…

Louise Johnson named ELCA executive for administration
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Louise Johnson named ELCA executive for administration

Louise N. Johnson, a pastor of the ELCA, has been elected by the ELCA Church Council as the executive for administration, a position that is coterminous with the term of…

A special celebration for Lutheran schools
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A special celebration for Lutheran schools

ELCA congregations with schools and learning centers didn’t just adapt to the ever-changing protocols and requirements that COVID-19 demanded—they innovated by taking risks and trying new approaches to education and…

A faithful response to kids’ anxiety
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A faithful response to kids’ anxiety

Many of us are familiar with Jesus’ words in the Gospel of Matthew telling us not to worry. He reminds us that God will take care of us, just like…

Building our capacity to love
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Building our capacity to love

Focal verse  I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know…

ELCA presiding bishop, other faith leaders call for arms reduction agreement extension
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ELCA presiding bishop, other faith leaders call for arms reduction agreement extension

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has been joined by 21 U.S. religious leaders in a Jan. 19 statement to President-elect Biden’s transition team calling for an extension of the New…

Share the light
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Share the light

Focal verse “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” —Matthew…

Lutherans in the 117th Congress
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Lutherans in the 117th Congress

Editor’s note: This post was first published on the ELCA Advocacy blog.  With the final election results in Georgia resolved, the 117th Congress has begun. Members were sworn into office…