Making connections, one coffee bean at a time
Mission & Ministry

Making connections, one coffee bean at a time

The Mount Meru Coffee Project started with a one-word answer and has transformed into a massive undertaking of outreach and partnership between the Greater Milwaukee Synod and the Meru Diocese…
I’m a Lutheran: Scott Peters
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Scott Peters

Christ Lutheran Church, San Diego U.S. representative for California’s 52nd Congressional District  The church was the center of our life when I was a child. My dad was a parish pastor…
ELCA presiding bishop, other faith leaders call for arms reduction agreement extension
Living Faithfully

ELCA presiding bishop, other faith leaders call for arms reduction agreement extension

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has been joined by 21 U.S. religious leaders in a Jan. 19 statement to President-elect Biden’s transition team calling for an extension of the New…
Share the light
Living Faithfully

Share the light

Focal verse “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” —Matthew…
My take: Church at home isn’t church—but that’s OK
Voices of Faith

My take: Church at home isn’t church—but that’s OK

In the past 10 months, we’ve seen the rise of “virtual church.” It’s important to note that “virtual” implies an approximation of the real thing. I host a podcast called…
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Voices of Faith

An essential gospel for fast times

Does anyone else feel as if life is moving too quickly? Perhaps this is an odd question to ask in the middle of a pandemic, when we are physically restricted…
Lutherans in the 117th Congress
Living Faithfully

Lutherans in the 117th Congress

Editor’s note: This post was first published on the ELCA Advocacy blog.  With the final election results in Georgia resolved, the 117th Congress has begun. Members were sworn into office…