Passing the Sunday-morning offering plate has traditionally been a visible role for church men. But it was the passing of a much bigger offering plate that cemented the legacy of…
I live in a town of 2,000 in southeastern South Dakota that is surrounded by farmland. It’s the first week in March as I write this. The surrounding fields are…
As we near the end of April, we are speaking with Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern decent to amplify voices of our siblings in Christ and celebrate Arab and…
As we near the end of April, we are speaking with Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern decent to amplify voices of our siblings in Christ and celebrate Arab and…
The ELCA Church Council met electronically April 20. The council serves as the ELCA churchwide organization’s board of directors and interim legislative authority between meetings of a churchwide assembly. The…
Editor’s note: As we near the end of April, we are reposting Fuad Nijim’s “I’m a Lutheran” column to celebrate Arab and Middle Eastern heritage. See also “A conversation with…
Located in the town of Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UP Wild Church is among the newest ministries in the growing movement of “wild” outdoor worship communities. The church holds…
Rachel Wyffels isn’t the only future leader in the ELCA who’s passionate about the multiple, entwined facets of social justice, but she’s certainly among the busiest and most-connected. “I find…
Editor’s note: Carol Soderholm, a retired ELCA pastor, and her husband, Paul, own restored prairie land in Northern Illinois. This is their home and a place of living worship that…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has announced the launch of the ELCA’s Truth and Healing Movement. The focus of the initiative is to increase the church’s understanding…
“[Science] is glimpsing God’s mind and being in awe of it.” —Francis Collins, to the Templeton Foundation For most of my life I had no interest in science. I considered…
I’d always skimmed over the earthquake in Matthew’s resurrection story (28:1-10) until I was in “a big one.” I live in Alaska. There hadn’t been “a big one” in my…
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