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The grace of home
Editor’s note: As Lutherans, grace is at the heart of our faith understanding. But what does it look like to actually live out grace? In this series, we explore what grace means and…
Living Faithfully
Leaders of five Christian World Communions attend ecumenical prayer service
An ecumenical prayer service in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States, marked the opening of a four-day consultation of five…
Living Faithfully
These ELCA congregations gave up plastic for Lent
Lent is a time of spiritual reflection and preparation for the coming of Christ. Many Christians will choose to give up something or take up a Lenten discipline. But for…
Mission & Ministry
A circle of welcome
Last December, Hart Lwel, Moo Say and their four children celebrated their first Christmas at a Karen Christian congregation in St. Paul, Minn. It was the church—a Christian community of…
Mission & Ministry
A rural synod fights addiction
As churches across America face declining attendance and questions about their sustainability, ministry leaders have sought new ways to connect with their communities—particularly in rural areas where congregations are often…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Bunga Manurung
HKBP (Huria Kristen Batak Protestan) Montclair Lutheran Church Colorado, Denver Youth leader I believe that racism and sexism are still ongoing throughout the church. I believe that through diversity and…
Living Faithfully
ELCA presiding bishop on Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month in the U.S. I call on our church to reflect on this history and to renew our commitment to gender justice for women and girls…
Living Faithfully
Sin and forgiveness
“Your son bit a child today.” Those words stunned me to silence. “He what?” I finally croaked. Jack’s teacher had called me about the incident, which occurred during a squabble…
Mission & Ministry
My take: Masculinity and the church
There’s a lot of talk these days about “toxic masculinity.” Every heartbreaking incident of domestic violence or sexual assault, every mass shooting or racially motivated hate crime perpetrated by men…
Living Faithfully
A moral imperative
Last fall, a Chinese scientist claimed that he had created the world’s first genetically edited human babies. Yet nearly a decade earlier, the ELCA had already convened a task force…
Voices of Faith
Morons for Christ
Many years ago I purchased a certified ant farm for our children. We mailed the “Guaranteed Live Ants” postcard and waited expectantly for the wiggly insects to arrive—a fascinating project,…
Living Faithfully
An act of grace and a life saved
Few could have imagined the reunion that took place this past December between Christopher Rhoads and leaders of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansdale, Pa. Early on Oct. 5, 2015, an…
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