Stories, reflections and perspectives from diverse range of voices across the ELCA.
Hispanic leaders, ministries and resources in the ELCA often go under-supported, underappreciated and uncelebrated. Ours is a hidden story. There are many Hispanic ministries and leaders throughout this church that…
When our children were young, we used to meet their cousins at a gas station in Mars Hill, N.C., a town about halfway between our homes in Virginia and South…
In the Gospel readings for September, Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven through parables and in conversations with his disciples. The kingdom of heaven is where perfect justice flows. It’s…
What if we’re both wrong? There’s a long-standing difference of interpretation between Roman Catholics and Lutherans about what Jesus meant when he said to Simon, “You are Peter, and on…
Editor’s note: The 19th Amendment was formally adopted into the United States Constitution on August 26, 1920. August marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, and people…
Joy Lutheran Church, Eagle River, Alaska Arctic researcher and conservationist I believe that we need to work together if we want the world to be a better place. Among other…
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
Once upon a time, Jesus and his 12 friends piled into a house in a small seacoast town, kicked off their sandals and probably started to relax with a nice…
My husband left the bathtub spigot running one day in late March. We had just hunkered down in quarantine, our high school student daughter and college student son shifting to…
We kept the doors of Holy Trinity propped open all night. In our fellowship room, medics tended those wounded during the protests. Soon the impromptu clinic spilled onto our front…
Editor’s note: COVID-19 has uniquely impacted communities of color and their lives and ministries. In this series, we will feature ELCA Racial Justice reflections from each of the ELCA Ethnic Specific and Multicultural Ministries associations,…
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
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