This International Women’s Day (March 8), we stand at a critical moment in history. Church and society have made great strides in universalizing human rights, while simultaneously continuing to divide…
Editor’s note: As Lutherans, grace is at the heart of our faith understanding. But what does it look like to actually live out grace? This is the final article in…
For Linda Muhly, ministering can take place in the rugged terrain of the West Virginia mountains during a search and rescue mission. Jeff Crim’s spiritual workplace is a tiny ship…
Editor’s note: As Lutherans, grace is at the heart of our faith understanding. But what does it look like to actually live out grace? In this series, we explore what grace means and…
Since 2007, more than 40,000 cases of human trafficking in the United States have been reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and it has received more than 125,00 signals…
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus broaches a surprising topic early on—anger and what to do with it (Matthew 5:21-26). Before talking about giving or prayer or marriage or…
What it means to live in community differs from culture to culture. For Julie Gerrish, her understanding of community was totally transformed after a year of service in Senegal through…
St. Lydia, a congregation of about 50 members in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been making news with its unconventional dinner church for a decade, including features inThe Wall Street Journaland The Atlantic….
Confirmation came a little late for my daughter. My husband and I were deployed to serve as missionaries in Jerusalem, which interrupted her final year of confirmation class. It took…
Linda Anderson-Little was in a position familiar to many rostered ministers. She was moving from a previous call in St. Louis to Richardson, Texas, to pursue a new role there…
In the Lutheran church we talk a lot about callings. Martin Luther preached that everyone is called into the priesthood of believers, bearing witness to Jesus in all we say…
In 2006, when Zomi ethnic minority Awn Sian Mung (known as Mungsan) was targeted for his religious and political views, put into a labor camp in Myanmar, then forced to…
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