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Voices of Faith

Losing faith • finding it

Some years ago, just before Christmas, I was sitting and enjoying conversation with a staff member one minute, then lying on the ground the next, completely unaware that my body…
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Theology & Beliefs

Reformation stories: Martin Luther as old-time radio star

Editor’s note: Throughout 2017, we’re highlighting reader submissions of ways they’re observing the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Submit your story by sending 300 words or less, plus photos, to livinglutheran@elca.org,…
ELCA presiding bishop signs ecumenical declaration supporting refugees
Living Faithfully

ELCA presiding bishop signs ecumenical declaration supporting refugees

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton has added her signature to a national ecumenical declaration in support of refugees. The statement, issued by Church World Service and the National Council…
Grounded in grace
Voices of Faith

Grounded in grace

“All we had to eat was red Jell-O, flour and communion wafers,” she remembered, her eyes gazing into the past. A fundraiser for the ELCA’s global ministries, I was out…
Beautiful dust
Voices of Faith

Beautiful dust

You make beautiful things out of the dust / You make beautiful things out of us —Gungor. My dad knew the beauty of dust. Even before he was sick and…
Deeper understandings: To what end?
Voices of Faith

Deeper understandings: To what end?

Since the dawn of time, humans have asked these age-old questions: Who are we? Why are we here? In what can we hope? The Scriptures, as well as Christian theology,…
Lutherans build connections with Jamaican deaf ministries
Mission & Ministry

Lutherans build connections with Jamaican deaf ministries

Deaf people around the world are isolated and oppressed but can be united in faith, according to Beth Lockhard, pastor of Christ the King Deaf Church, West Chester, Pa. On this…
ELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community
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ELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community

CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued a letter in response to recent attacks and…
The Campaign for the ELCA: A look at domestic initiatives
Mission & Ministry

The Campaign for the ELCA: A look at domestic initiatives

 Launched in early 2014, the ELCA’s five-year, $198 million “Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA” is well underway. With 10 major priorities, the campaign’s comprehensive scope offers…
Celebrating diversity
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Celebrating diversity

How can we teach children to celebrate diversity? Years ago, as I dropped my daughter off at preschool one day, I noticed a girl point to a boy and ask…
Bishop Younan receives 2017 Niwano Peace Prize
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Bishop Younan receives 2017 Niwano Peace Prize

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) is pleased to announce that on Feb. 20 the Right Rev. Dr. Bishop Munib Younan was named the 34th…