More than 24,000 people, including 7,000 clergy members, signed a letter in support of American Muslim communities. The letter, which was organized by the Presbyterian Church-affiliated Auburn Seminary, New York…
Peter W. Marty, an ELCA pastor, has been named publisher of The Christian Century, a major journal of Protestant thinking in America. His role will be to advance the vision…
Amid rising rhetoric and crimes against American Muslims, the White House in December broadcast a counter message about religious pluralism. “There are no second-class faiths in the U.S.A.,” said Melissa…
It has come down to the final 460 words (the length of these missives). This is my last column as editor of The Lutheran. I’ve made some of the points…
Pick up any modern convenience that you consider useful — a cellphone, zippered sweater, electric toothbrush — and you can be sure that object, in its original form, started out…
Keep your website fresh to attract the search engine and visitors.
Is it the pastor or the members? Or is a third party really in control?
Mine calls me to silence, especially when my impulse is to rant.
In a secular society, congregations need to do more to survive.
A parent’s grief-inspired video game, surprisingly, may be useful.
The slow process is painful, yet hope has increased amid the suffering.
The odds for their success keep dropping, and failure is inevitable.
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