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Living Faithfully

Showing up

It was a familiar scene for me as the pastor, newly married: “So, Pastor, when are you planning on having kids?” “You don’t feel well? (Big smile.) Oh, I can…
Working to erase stigma on National HIV Testing Day
Living Faithfully

Working to erase stigma on National HIV Testing Day

Editor’s note: This post is written by Savanna Sullivan, program associate for the ELCA Strategy on HIV and AIDS, in honor of National HIV Testing Day, June 27. “Is it…
A seat at the table
Living Faithfully

A seat at the table

It’s a Tuesday night. People are gathered in a back room of a restaurant in downtown Tulsa, Okla. Amid the pouring of refills and clearing of plates, someone begins to…
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Voices of Faith

Perspective: Pride

I entered Epiphany Lutheran Church in Milwaukee on a Pentecost Sunday in the late ’60s. As a curious young man reared and baptized Baptist, it was strange to hear someone…
“E Pluribus Unum Deus”: Out of many, one God
Mission & Ministry

“E Pluribus Unum Deus”: Out of many, one God

As Christians, we are called to love and serve the neighbor. The question posed in Luke 10:29— “Who is my neighbor?”—has been one the ELCA has explored since its founding…
ELCA South Sudanese leaders peace summit
Living Faithfully

ELCA South Sudanese leaders peace summit

In April 40 ELCA lay and pastoral leaders from South Sudanese congregations met in Chicago for a peace summit to address the conflict in South Sudan. Discussions also centered around encouraging youth…
Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Daniel Disch
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Daniel Disch

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…
ELCA presiding bishop issues World Refugee Day message
Living Faithfully

ELCA presiding bishop issues World Refugee Day message

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued the following message in observance of World Refugee Day:  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is World…
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Living Faithfully

Action across denominations

People living in poverty in Sioux Falls, S.D., are receiving unprecedented attention from Christian church leaders of all denominations across the city. Their action plan calls for collaboration to help…
Our Lutheran Life: Deb Schlagel
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Deb Schlagel

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…
What the Reformation taught me about being a dad
Living Faithfully

What the Reformation taught me about being a dad

A year ago, the following sentiment is not one I would’ve predicted I’d be expressing this Father’s Day: Martin Luther and the birth and infancy of my second child will…