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Civic engagement and loving-kindness
We are less than two months from Election Day. Nov. 5 is a significant day in our country as we exercise our right and responsibility as citizens to vote. Aside…
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Serve with joy
Focal verse “Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received” (1 Peter 4:10). Reflection At our church, fourth…
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ELCA Conference of Bishops emphasizes the need to speak the truth
The ELCA Conference of Bishops has issued a statement on the need to speak the truth. “We know that the power of truth is greater than the power of deceit,”…
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Reflection: Shadowlosses
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). At 67, I’ve reached the age when the deaths of dear ones are increasingly common events. I…
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The first Latina and “Luthercostal” ELCA bishop
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published at lutheranworld.org. The first woman and the first person of color to lead the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod. The first Latina bishop elected…
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Serving our neighbors
Collecting. Preparing. Assembling. Packing. Donating. Signing. These are just a few words that describe how congregations served and loved their neighbors on “God’s work. Our hands” Sunday, the ELCA’s day…
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Hope for a world that is warming
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024 “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen, president…
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Bishop Eaton issues statement on Haitian community in Ohio
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on the Haitian immigrant community in Ohio. “The recent national spotlight on Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, clearly has…
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I’m a Lutheran: Eleanor Jerbi
Seattle Maritime Academy student, Girl Scouts of the USA Gold Award recipient Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seattle I graduated high school this year, but I had been involved in youth group…
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News from ELCA advocacy
Earlier this year the ELCA bishops in Pennsylvania knew they needed to do something. Called to shepherd God’s people in a swing state during an already contentious election, all seven…
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Empowering a New Generation | Empoderando a una Nueva Generación
This past month, just in time to kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month with a celebration, the ELCA’s Lutheran Center in Chicago transformed into a dynamic hub of growth, learning…
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“This has allowed us to go back to church”
Sara Seifried and her husband were Sunday regulars at their church in St. Petersburg, Fla., but stopped attending for a reason many couples can likely relate to: After becoming parents,…
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