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Known and seen
One of my favorite Sunday school songs is “Zacchaeus Was a Wee Little Man” (“And a wee little man was he”). I love teaching the actions to kids and watching…
Living Faithfully
A family reformation
Josh smiled as he watched his kids, ages 8 and 10, help carry one end of a single mattress. Carrying the bottom end, he coached the children as they made…
Living Faithfully
Christ’s love in Karlsruhe
The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened in Karlsruhe, Germany, Aug. 31–Sept. 8. Representatives of the ELCA were among the more than 4,000 delegates, participants, observers,…
Voices of Faith
Equal concern for all
It happened on the second morning of synod assembly. Four of us were carpooling to the convention center: a 30-something Black woman from a neighboring congregation and three of us…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Cheryl Sandrock
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor, Ohio Elementary general music teacher Attending church with my mom and grandparents is one of my earliest memories. My grandmother would hold me…
Voices of Faith
Step into mystery
“By love he can be grasped and held, but by thought, neither grasped nor held. … With a devout and delightful stirring of love, [you must] struggle to pierce that…
Mission & Ministry
A mission of rescue
Just after midnight on May 17, 2021, the crew of the German Sea-Eye 4 rescue ship received a distress call alerting them to a boat of migrants in danger in…
Voices of Faith
Faith as participation in God’s being
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2022, “Deeper understandings” will feature biblical scholars sharing some of their favorite books of the Bible. Next month, Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler will continue this theme. —Kathryn…
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Doctoral scholar residency supports theology from Black women’s perspective
Committed to womanist theology, Trinity Lutheran Seminary and the ELCA’s Quality of Call Initiative for Women in Ministry have appointed Denise Rector as the seminary’s first joint doctoral scholar-in-residence (DSIR)….
Mission & Ministry
An enriching experience
For nine weeks each summer, the Chautauqua Institution, a 750-acre community on Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York, is brimming with speakers and programs examining significant religious, social and political…
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Church closures yield growth
We recognize the wisdom of Ecclesiastes when it comes to the life cycles of all living beings. As individuals, we know our lives will end someday. But it’s often more…
Voices of Faith
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Racial Justice blog. It is my prayer that each of you had a wonderful Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and that as you looked around…
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