ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton joined Lutheran and Catholic leaders for a joint ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation Oct. 31 in Lund, Sweden. Pope Francis; Munib Younan, bishop of the…
ELCA Fund for Leaders honors scholars The 2016-17 class of ELCA Fund for Leaders scholarship recipients were honored at the program’s annual banquet on Sept. 30 in Chicago. Fund for…
In my Lutheran grade school we were assigned a memory verse every week. Friday morning, before lessons began, our ability to write these verses on our lips was tested. Normally…
In 2017, Lutherans, other Protestants and even Roman Catholics will mark the 500th anniversary of the German Reformation, when Martin Luther, a relatively unknown theology professor in Wittenberg, penned 95…
In August, all eyes watched as the first Refugee Olympic Team marched into the opening ceremonies in Rio—carrying with them the Olympic flag. The team was made up of 10…
Music is central to Lutheran worship. For centuries the pipe organ has been the instrument of choice to lead choirs and congregations in praising God through music. How does the…
Editor’s note: As Lutheran Disaster Response supports recovery work in the U.S. in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, Mark Opgrand, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilmington, N.C., shared…
I just downloaded the Small Catechism app for my iPhone. The moment I did I thought, ironically, “What does this mean?” What does it mean for me to invest space,…
Every night for two weeks, ELCA discipleship veteran and amateur beer maker Aaron Schmalzle had the same dream. He was in a sanctuary, but instead of pews there were long…
Hurricane Matthew, which hit two weeks ago, has left 1.4 million Haitians in need of assistance, according to the United Nations. After the devastating destruction, the need for basic necessities—clean…
Shawn Berkebile, at first glance, is exactly what one might expect as a central Pennsylvania Lutheran pastor. He’s a mild-mannered guy with glasses who serves a beautiful small-town congregation, the kind with a cemetery…
Change is constant: seasons come and go; people are born, people die; jobs drift; cars break down. The news changes daily—some new horror to try to explain to kids. Their…
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