When Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), the Esquire magazine reporter who serves as protagonist and audience surrogate in the new drama A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, meets Joanne Rogers (Maryann…
Anticipation and excitement make the jump to hyperspeed as we approach the big day in late December: the release of the new “Star Wars” movie, the final chapter in the…
With half-eaten bowls of oatmeal on the table, my children jump off their chairs and run to the living room. “Music on?” my son asks, smiling. With arms lifted in…
My mom loves thank-you cards. She sends them on a whim, joyfully, breathlessly. She keeps a stack in her house for any occasion that requires giving thanks, such as when…
In May, 14 students from Texas Lutheran University (TLU) in Seguin went to Holden Village, a remote retreat, learning and worship center nestled in the Cascade Mountains near Chelan, Wash….
“Art is a nation’s most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves, and to others, the inner vision which guides us as…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement on the November 18 announcement by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo that the Trump Administration is changing U.S. policy by stating…
Conversing across differences is a critical yet challenging skill for young people to develop. Through interreligious programming, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Wash., hopes to help its students practice…
The sight is familiar. The artist walks up to the microphone, triumphant music playing, and the host invites them to speak. The artist looks at the trophy and says, “Wow….
Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? (Job 38:17) This verse reverberated in my soul during the apex of…
Answering God’s call to ordained ministry sets a person on a long road that includes college, seminary and a year of internship in a congregation. This usually takes eight years….
Squatting stubbornly just outside downtown Le Mars, Iowa, is a wide brick building that used to be the high school but now serves as the Plymouth County Historical Museum. The…
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