Eben Ezer Lutheran Church, Oaks, Okla. Director of youth services, Cherokee Nation Human Services I believe the Creator is present everywhere and in everyone we interact with. We live a…
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope (Jeremiah 29:11). …
Lynden, Wash., is a place of fertile fields where roots of faith run deep. Yet even amid plenty, there is hunger. Hope Lutheran Church in Lynden is making connections…
Editor’s note: Following two high school shootings this May, Sophia Behrens, a high school junior and member of the ELCA Youth Core Leadership Team, offers a faith reflection and call…
For refugees in Houston, transportation to work can often make or break job security. Just ask Abdulhannan Sheikho, a Syrian refugee recently resettled there. He received a free bike from…
The term “intersectionality” has been in use for about 30 years, but not everyone is familiar with its meaning. Generally, it refers to the ways in which different forms of…
Editor’s note: Ongoing protests in Gaza for the “Right of Return” escalated on May 14, the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, and on May 15, when the…
Since 1938 the U.S. government has approved a farm bill every five years. First created to assist farmers during the Great Depression, the farm bill today is expansive legislation reaching…
A couple of years ago, transgender students at Black Hills State University in South Dakota were threatened on social media. “They were friends of some of our students and we…
This year we’re putting an emphasis on stories that highlight leadership and leaders from around the ELCA. “I’m a Lutheran leader” is an online feature that highlights the many ways…
Pentecost didn’t happen only once. The noise intensified. The joy palpable. Community present. A community that had just met. A community that came from different countries and different walks of…
At the 2016 Churchwide Assembly, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton announced the appointment of an 11-member task force to develop a draft policy statement regarding the ELCA’s interreligious relations. On Jan….
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