Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
What is the role of the Church in the world? ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton says, “We’re not a social service agency with sacraments. We are the Body of Christ…
While giving a presentation about suicide prevention to a group of teens at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Naperville, Ill., one of the pastors stepped forward and told this story: I…
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and one’s children will have a refuge (Proverbs 14:26). One of the newer reasons for a movie to receive a…
Sheree Brussa lost her house, car and most of her possessions in 2013 when a flood left much of her Des Plaines, Ill., community under water. The single mother didn’t…
I asked a mama I hardly know if I could hold her baby. She looked relieved and handed him up to me from the chair where she was helping her…
On a trip overseas, I had a long layover in the Netherlands, so I spent a day in Amsterdam. I was amazed to see what at first glance appeared to…
Julinda Sipayung has made it her life’s work to counsel, educate and empower Indonesian women who are victims of domestic violence to speak up and speak out. A Lutheran pastor…
Jason DeRose has known he wanted to be a journalist since the sixth grade, so he was as surprised as anyone to find himself at the University of Chicago earning…
You could consider Steve Nahn a modern-day psalmist. David, the writer of Psalm 8, pondered with wonder: “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon…
Frances Blatchley remembers as a child pretending she was a nurse. “It was all I ever wanted to be from the time I was little,” she said. “My poor mother…
Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Month. Staff Sgt. Dan (last name withheld), a National Guard member, was called to active duty in the Middle East during a tough time…
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