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Living Faithfully
Make a joyful noise
When Jan LeClair began noticing changes in her singing voice, she started looking for someone who could help ensure that she’d be able to continue singing her whole life. “As…
Mission & Ministry
United through music during a pandemic
Cathy Elkiss unlocks the door to the Church of the Abiding Presence in Gettysburg, Pa., removes the cover from one of two organs and arranges her music on the stand….
Voices of Faith
Sent by the wind of God
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” asks the divine voice in Isaiah 6:8. In John 3:8, we hear Jesus say to Nicodemus, “The wind blows where…
Voices of Faith
A season of listening
Luke writes in Acts 2 that on Pentecost, God sent the Spirit on Jesus’ followers and they spoke in different tongues about the wonders of God. Some people listened and…
Living Faithfully
Faithful listening
My daughter Zoey turns 17 in June. A few months later, she’ll start her senior year of high school. As I watch Zoey mature, sometimes I find myself inspecting her…
Voices of Faith
Tilling the ground
Throughout my years of growing up, my dad was a serious gardener, tending an impressive plot of corn, green beans, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, collard greens, lettuce, onions and so much…
Living Faithfully
Living into hope, grasping onto grace
Editor’s update: Megan Rohrer was installed as bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod Sept. 11, 2021, at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. When Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the…
Living Faithfully
Learning liturgy
Focal verse “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”…
Voices of Faith
My faith journey: Finding joy amid pain
I stand in the choir loft with a microphone in hand, flipping through pages of music, preparing to lead worship. Sun shines through the skylight of our sanctuary, a welcoming…
Living Faithfully
A call to service and a pandemic
Like Abraham and Sarah, Daniel and Emily Womack stepped out in faith, not knowing where they were going, only doing their best to faithfully follow where they sensed God was…
Living Faithfully
Megan Rohrer elected bishop of ELCA Sierra Pacific Synod
Megan Rohrer (they/their), San Francisco, Calif., was elected May 8 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the ELCA. Rohrer is the first transgender…
Mission & Ministry
A shared experience
When Chad Fothergill arrived on the Valparaiso (Ind.) University campus as a student of the Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) Academy & Festival in 2000, he had no inclination of his…
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