After operating a guesthouse for homeless men for more than a decade, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Iowa, recently switched its ministry to single fathers who are caring…
Some people say Paradise, Calif., ceased to exist on Nov. 8, 2018. That was the day the Camp Fire—the most destructive wildfire in California history—sparked about 10 miles north of…
Across 18 years in the Negro Leagues, Norman Thomas “Turkey” Stearnes parlayed power and speed into enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame. But his daughter Rosilyn Stearnes-Brown, the choir…
A new school year has begun. New teachers, new schedules, new routines and rhythms. This is an exciting time, but it can be difficult, and not just for students. All…
This September brings with it a heavy joy. Every year the calendar’s turn to Labor Day and the weather’s switch to rain and chill bring us back from the fun…
Gathering under the theme “Embody the Word,” more than 800 voting members met Aug. 8-12 at the Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center for the 16th ELCA Churchwide Assembly. In her…
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Focal verse “Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Reflection As I write this note, my daughter will begin second…
When Paula L. Schmitt, bishop of the Allegheny Synod, was praying to discern her call, three words kept coming up: rebuild, reunite and revive. “My hope for the Allegheny Synod…
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, ELCA members have dug deep into their pockets. Louisa Ishida, program communicator for Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR), reported that…
John Baumgartner woke up the morning of Aug. 28, 2014, to a series of text messages from friends and family, each saying a version of the same thing: “The church…
Summer Memorial Lutheran Church, Newberry, S.C. Self-employed in family business and volunteer fire chief I was baptized at Summer Memorial in 1989. Four generations of my family currently attend this…
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