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Easter grief, Easter hope
Six years ago, on Easter Sunday, my mother died. She had been living in Puerto Rico; I was miles away in New Jersey. As I grappled with grief, my family,…
Voices of Faith
The gospel is a promise
In [the gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed (Romans 1:17). In the preface to The Complete Edition of Luther’s Latin Works (1545), Martin Luther recorded how this verse in Paul’s…
Living Faithfully
An egg-cellent way to share God’s love
David Isaacson of Fargo, N.D., has an eye for eggs. Ceramic, stone, wooden, etched, paper, painted or plain, the retired pastor has been collecting and giving away eggs at Easter…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Martin Kaste
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle National Public Radio (NPR) correspondent I believe that man is not the measure, and the simple fact of existence is evidence of divine will. An…
Mission & Ministry
Grace extended to congresswoman through LIRS
Stephanie Murphy, a Florida Democrat, is the first Vietnamese American woman — and only the second Vietnamese American ever — to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Her congressional work,…
Living Faithfully
What changing pews taught us about church
As a mom of two little ones, I’ve discovered that every season of parenting brings a different need for the best place to sit in worship. In the early days,…
Voices of Faith
My take: How poetry leads us to see creation anew
How sometimes everything closes up, a painted fan, landscapes and moments flowing together until the sense of distance – – – say, between Clapp’s Pond and me – – –…
Living Faithfully
ELCA Church Council approves measures on sexism, authentic diversity
The Church Council of the ELCA met at the Lutheran Center in Chicago April 4-7. The council, which serves as the ELCA’s board of directors, took action on a variety…
Voices of Faith
Sauntering to the cemetery
I’ve always appreciated the brassy candor from two sisters upon meeting Jesus after Lazarus’ death: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (John 11:21, 32)….
Voices of Faith
Forming leaders: Then and now
One of the Reformation’s ambitious goals was to create an educated clergy. Both Protestant and Catholic reformers shared this goal, but the methods they chose varied somewhat: Protestants relied on…
Mission & Ministry
God’s church in two places
The global church is a reality, not just an abstract concept, for the thousands of Lutherans engaged in ELCA companion-synod relationships. “Companion synods nurture a church that is global, not…
Voices of Faith
The prophetic horror of Us
(There are some spoilers for the film Us ahead.) By the time the monsters reveal themselves in the new horror thriller Us, viewers already have a good idea who they…
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