Stories, reflections and perspectives from diverse range of voices across the ELCA.
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…
“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…
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…
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…
Members attending worship on Aug. 10 at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly felt the first rhythm of difference that the evening would bring. The Imnizaska Dakota Drum Group of St. Paul,…
We learn in Proverbs 18:21 that “death and life are in the power of the tongue.” When I encounter this verse, I’m reminded that my words have impact and should…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2022, “Deeper understandings” will feature biblical scholars sharing some of their favorite books of the Bible. —Kathryn A. Kleinhans, dean of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital…
Minnesota Swahili Christian Congregation (housed at Holy Trinity Lutheran), Minneapolis Business financing I moved to Minnesota in July 1998 after graduating from Waldorf University, Forest City, Iowa (then the ELCA’s…
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…
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…
We honor and give thanks for all they do, everyday.
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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