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A doctor’s logbook
On the night of April 13, the staff of Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in Jerusalem discovered their first case of COVID-19. What followed was a series of measures to respond…
Living Faithfully
Church Together – Apart: Our Response to COVID-19, Arizona
In Rock Point, Ariz., Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission serves a community that has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. With limited access to food, health care – even water –…
Voices of Faith
Brothers
When our children were young, we used to meet their cousins at a gas station in Mars Hill, N.C., a town about halfway between our homes in Virginia and South…
Living Faithfully
Prayers for the new school year
Focal verse “Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray” (Proverbs 22:6). Reflection Next to bookshelves in our living room lies a pile of items:…
Living Faithfully
Making a moment a movement
In the wake of this summer’s racial justice events—the protests that followed the killing of George Floyd, the fifth anniversary of the Emanuel Nine shooting, the increasingly widespread recognition of…
Living Faithfully
ELCA presiding bishop Elizabeth Eaton issues Labor Day message
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a Labor Day message on the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic “has revealed the heroics and faithfulness of the many we now know…
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Amy Odgren elected bishop of the ELCA Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Amy Odgren, Walker, Minn., was elected Aug. 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during an online…
Mission & Ministry
A rite of “Passage”
Grace Hoening, like most 2020 high school seniors, ended her secondary education career in an unprecedented way: isolated from her peers, missing out on a “normal” graduation ceremony and trying…
Mission & Ministry
Church Together – Apart: Our Response to COVID-19, New York
In Huntington Station, N.Y., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church doubled the work of its food pantry in response to COVID-19. Gloria Dei grew its ministry by working with food banks and…
Living Faithfully
New on campus
With the start of the school year for colleges and universities throughout the nation comes the new faces that will be arriving on campus, virtually or otherwise. Some of those…
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Joy Mortensen-Wiebe elected bishop of ELCA South-Central Synod of Wisconsin
Joy Mortensen-Wiebe, Kewaskum, Wis., was elected Aug. 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA South-Central Synod of Wisconsin. The election took place during an online synod…
Voices of Faith
Holy discomfort
In the Gospel readings for September, Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven through parables and in conversations with his disciples. The kingdom of heaven is where perfect justice flows. It’s…
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