How sometimes everything closes up, a painted fan, landscapes and moments flowing together until the sense of distance – – – say, between Clapp’s Pond and me – – –…
The Church Council of the ELCA met at the Lutheran Center in Chicago April 4-7. The council, which serves as the ELCA’s board of directors, took action on a variety…
I’ve always appreciated the brassy candor from two sisters upon meeting Jesus after Lazarus’ death: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (John 11:21, 32)….
One of the Reformation’s ambitious goals was to create an educated clergy. Both Protestant and Catholic reformers shared this goal, but the methods they chose varied somewhat: Protestants relied on…
The global church is a reality, not just an abstract concept, for the thousands of Lutherans engaged in ELCA companion-synod relationships. “Companion synods nurture a church that is global, not…
(There are some spoilers for the film Us ahead.) By the time the monsters reveal themselves in the new horror thriller Us, viewers already have a good idea who they…
Inspired by the creativity and bold thinking of anti-hunger ministries in the church, ELCA World Hunger launched the Big Dream Grants program to support ministries that are building and designing…
Participants at a historic gathering of church leaders from five Christian World Communions have issued a statement recommitting themselves to communicating the biblical message of salvation in new ways to…
The pulpit front and center. Sunlight streaming through stained glass. Pews stretching from wall to wall with hymnals and offering envelopes tucked in the back, awaiting parishioners on a Sunday…
If you’ve ever wondered when your congregation began and who started it, there are ways to find the answers. Sure you could ask someone who may know the congregation’s history,…
If Father K—director Judd Ehrlich’s short film about Khader El-Yateem’s run for a seat on the New York City Council—were simply a political drama, then knowing whether he won or…
How have relations between Christian World Communions that have adhered to the JDDJ changed over the past two decades? How can they make more visible the new trust and friendships…
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