Whose corner are you in asks Nobel laureate
“We are at a moment where we need to decide whose corner we are in. Who are we going to align ourselves with?” said Leymah Gbowee, to a packed convention…
Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
“We are at a moment where we need to decide whose corner we are in. Who are we going to align ourselves with?” said Leymah Gbowee, to a packed convention…
The following news item was first published by Women of the ELCA. ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton thanked Women of the ELCA voting members for their work in the church…
Editor’s note: Synod communicators were asked to share a highlight from their 2017 assemblies. What made a difference to participants? What was the most important part of the assembly? Responses…
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…
Wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses to shade himself from the early May sun, Daoud Nassar strolls down the dusty path on his family’s 101-year-old hilltop farm. In every direction…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
You noticed it right away when entering the sanctuary. Five hundred pillows formed a mountain in front of the altar at Bethany Lutheran Church, Bainbridge Island, Wash., in February. More…
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