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…
God entrusted the most important news ever to women. Two thousand years before the #metoo movement and the proliferation of high-profile women courageously offering testimonies that chill the soul like…
On Feb. 23, I left my home of 13 years in Turnersville, N.J., to travel cross country to Lodi, Calif. I was relocating for a new call as associate pastor…
Congregation: Misión Mesa Abierta, Kenner, La. Occupation: Construction worker I believe God always provides and never abandons nor forgets us, no matter what. I believe in God’s great love for us that…
When I was little, my mom read A Wrinkle in Time aloud to my brother and me over the course of several weeks. Even though I was safely nestled on…
Trinity Lutheran used to have a large church building in downtown Appleton, Wis. But now they worship around a wooden cross and baptismal font cut from their former building’s altar…
Editor’s note: This entry is the second of a multipart series on white fragility. Read the introduction here. Every other Tuesday through mid-May, look for new posts from Martin Zimmann…
In high school I had a superb English teacher, a 45-year-old bachelor at the time, whom we affectionately called “Joe Baby” (but always behind his back). He had a stare…
Introduction M. Wyvetta Bullock and Cheryl Stewart Pero For many years, women of color in the ELCA felt silenced and searched for opportunities to speak for themselves. We initiated “God’s…
Tucked in the corner of the room stood a large block tower. Four children—all under the age of 5—were cheering. They were handing blocks to a grandfather who sat between…
The definition of “Lutheran resource” has grown with the faith. At the turn of the 20th century, such a “resource” may have been a manual or worship pamphlet. Audio recordings…
New ELCJHL bishop installed Sani Ibrahim Charlie Azar was installed Jan. 12 as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL). Azar is the denomination’s…
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