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Pills and patience
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love (Psalm 145:8). I’d heard these words countless times at church, but they didn’t sink in until…
Living Faithfully
November 2017 news
Twenty years of raising up leaders At the September banquet of the ELCA Fund for Leaders, 251 young adults were awarded a total of $2,111,927 in scholarships to fund their…
Theology & Beliefs
Watch the Reformation Sunday Worship service
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is sponsoring the Reformation Sunday Worship service, held at Washington…
Mission & Ministry
California Lutheran water market garnering global attention
An innovative groundwater market in Ventura County, Calif., that was initiated by California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks) has captured the attention of some of the most prestigious universities in the…
Mission & Ministry
Education for vocation: A look at the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities
In 2015 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) established the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities to reinforce the church’s commitment to the 500-year-old Lutheran intellectual tradition. It was…
Mission & Ministry
A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part four)
Editor’s note: This is the final post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Catching up? Read parts one, two, and three. Two weeks before…
Theology & Beliefs
Bishop Eaton to preach at Notre Dame Reformation service
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a service of common prayer will be held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame,…
Living Faithfully
Sewing for a mission
A renewal of sorts is building momentum in the Northeastern Iowa Synod, where some enterprising women are giving discarded bags a new purpose in mission. In 2016, Marilyn Westpfahl, a…
Theology & Beliefs
Looking out for the Reformation: Expanding our vision
Although it is sometimes revealed in our midst, reformation is often hidden in a world weary, uncertain and afraid. In a certain way, the problem reformation poses wraps around our…
Mission & Ministry
In tune with the Reformation
Listeners will confront the story of the Reformation deeply within themselves—a unique and powerful way for Lutherans to take on thinking about the Reformation for the 500th anniversary. Luther’s famous…
Living Faithfully
What Hurricane Maria gave to us
This reflection was originally shared on the ELCA Racial Justice blog. The title of the 1939 film classic Gone with the Wind is a good descriptor for what I witnessed…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Kelly “Glow” Williams
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the country. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
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