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From love to lament
What does a team do when they cannot meet in person because the work spans the globe? If you are part of the Service and Justice home area of the…
Living Faithfully
Down-to-earth leadership
Timothy Graham didn’t plan on becoming a bishop. “I knew my name would be lifted up, but I didn’t have any expectations,” said Graham, who serves as a pastor of…
Living Faithfully
Letters of love
Focal verse “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:3). Reflection On the second shelf of a large bookcase in my…
Living Faithfully
Three as one
Decades before “teams” were popular in the workplace, a highly unusual one comprising three co-pastors was going strong at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Olympia, Wash. Between 1977…
Living Faithfully
Lutherans respond to severe Midwest storms
For a congregation in southwest Wisconsin and a camp in northwest Iowa, devastating weather events became opportunities to share and receive God’s love in profound ways. On June 22 a…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Bill Bamford
Aerospace engineer Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Millersville, Md. We have been attending Christ Lutheran for roughly 18 years. After moving to Maryland we did a bit of church shopping in…
Living Faithfully
Civility in politics
I recently moved to Minnesota, a state famous for its niceness, yet even here the dam is crumbling against the force of the River Bile. As the Minneapolis Star-Tribune recently…
Voices of Faith
A life in the light, a life together
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…
Living Faithfully
A second chance to experience the Gathering
This year the ELCA Youth Gathering hosted young adult Lutherans for the first time. The Young Adult Ministry, a network of young adult programs across the ELCA, was able to…
Living Faithfully
“An important time to be the church”
For Nathan Pipho, who was elected June 7 as bishop of the New England Synod, the top three priorities for his synod are clear: “Telling the story of Jesus, building…
Voices of Faith
A vocation of service
Service to others has always been integral to Sam Swenson-Reinhold’s worldview. “I’m a double pastor’s kid, so I’m a unique breed in that way,” he said. With two ELCA pastors…
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“Committed to growth”
As congregations seek new ways to minister to diverse communities, outdoor ministries are redefining how they welcome campers of all faiths, ethnicities and sexual orientations. One of the ELCA’s 145…
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