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A ministry of presence
Deployed in Saudi Arabia, John Shipman, an Air Force chaplain, had an airman come to his door looking for help. He told Shipman that he was in charge of the…
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ADLA – Los Angeles goes from table to community
In his writings, Martin Luther connected our gathering for eucharist to our going out to love and serve the world. He wrote, “When you have partaken of this sacrament, therefore,…
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California Lutheran water market garnering global attention
An innovative groundwater market in Ventura County, Calif., that was initiated by California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks) has captured the attention of some of the most prestigious universities in the…
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Education for vocation: A look at the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities
In 2015 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) established the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities to reinforce the church’s commitment to the 500-year-old Lutheran intellectual tradition. It was…
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A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part four)
Editor’s note: This is the final post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Catching up? Read parts one, two, and three. Two weeks before…
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In tune with the Reformation
Listeners will confront the story of the Reformation deeply within themselves—a unique and powerful way for Lutherans to take on thinking about the Reformation for the 500th anniversary. Luther’s famous…
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A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part three)
Editor’s note: This is the third post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Catching up? Read part one and part two first. To imagine…
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Liberated by grace, encouraged by sisterhood
The bells of All Saints’ Church—known as Castle Church—in Wittenberg, Germany, ring out as dozens of churchgoers file into its neo-Gothic sanctuary. Reformation pilgrims from across the globe are gathering…
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‘The rain, it just wouldn’t stop’
Dorothy Brown has been through a lot in 89 years: the tragic death of her son, the loss of her beloved husband and more storms and bad weather than she…
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A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part two)
Editor’s note: This is the second post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Read the first post here. Why build a new school?…
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Freed in Christ to serve the neighbor
On Jan. 21, 2017, Rafael Malpica Padilla, executive director of ELCA Global Mission, donned his clerical collar and set out to join the Women’s March in downtown Chicago. On the…
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A beacon of hope in the Holy Land
Ya’tik il-‘afye, the Arabic phrase for “good job,” was shared freely between students, staff and teachers as they basked in the sunlight their new building provided. This is how the…
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