Women of purpose
Sarah Abendanon just bought a winter coat. “It is heavy, and I feel so big in it,” said the freshman at Augsburg College, Minneapolis. Used to the tropical weather of…
Stories about the ways in which the mission and ministries of the ELCA and its partner churches are lived out.
Sarah Abendanon just bought a winter coat. “It is heavy, and I feel so big in it,” said the freshman at Augsburg College, Minneapolis. Used to the tropical weather of…
Within the human brain, we have billions of cells called neurons that make up the brain’s gray matter. Neurons have several structures called dendrites that resemble the multitude of bare…
When I ask people to describe their Christian faith, I typically hear them recite a list of religious ideas they believe. “I believe in God,” many will say. “I believe…
One growing area of raising money is called “peer-to-peer fundraising.” This approach invites individuals or groups to support a cause by contributing to a giving goal. For example, you may…
Young Lutherans are celebrating their roots, continuing the Reformation.
How did — and does — the Reformation affect the lives of women? If this relationship was documented on Facebook, the status might be “it’s complicated.” The Old Testament tells…
Shaina Lidd, a Jewish American, and Mathilda Nassar, a Lutheran from the occupied West Bank, have a friendship that might seem unlikely to some. When they met and Nassar said…
When Washington state’s Wolverine fire threatened the only road to Holden Village, staff of the Lutheran retreat center was evacuated to the ferry and down Lake Chelan. They became the…
You have to be fast on your feet in airports these days. There is a quick shuffle in loading up those gray bins on the security conveyer belt. Passengers yank…
Megan Rohrer’s path to ministry could be likened to that of Jonah. Time and again Rohrer heard God’s call to become a pastor in the urgings of professors, pastors and…
Dan Huff first went to camp when he was 5 years old, and in some ways he never left. He became captivated with the camp’s nature hut, which led to…
Over seven days and seven nights in July, 10 Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM) members, along with four spouses, stimulated some 700 conversations about church and faith while riding in…
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