On any given weekday you can visit Bethel Lutheran Church in Dorado, Puerto Rico, and find its gates open. Venture into its backyard and you’ll notice a series of classrooms,…
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a four-part series exploring the relevance of Martin Luther’s catechism for our lives today. In his Small Catechism, Martin Luther asks, “What…
Young adults called to serve More than 85 young adults (below) accepted the call in April to serve as part of the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program, an…
Lisandro Orlov explained the mission of Educación Popular En Salud (EPES, Popular Education for Health) by recounting the story of Jesus’ encounter with Bartimaeus, a blind man begging by the roadside…
A few years ago, advertiser-turned-pastor Shane Hipps juxtaposed two stories about cellphones. In one story, he and his brother sped from the airport toward their dying mother. Cellphones allowed them…
At the 12th Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in May in Windhoek, Namibia, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton was elected vice president of the LWF North America region….
“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…
I love to walk. It’s in my bones. When I’m feeling nervous or unsure, I walk. When I’m excited and itching to get outdoors, I walk. When I need inspiration,…
Sometimes I meet Christians who make me nervous with their absolute certainty that God is directing every single moment of their lives—both the profound and the mundane. Not only does…
Editor’s note: This story is a part of The Lutheran World Federation’s Her-stories global Lutheran storytelling project. If you have a story of how women have reformed the church or…
“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…
Recently, our regular babysitter had to cancel because her son got sick, so we had to find another sitter at the last moment. After quickly changing our plans, I started…
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