This week’s lectionary readings tell the story of two very different kings who both made poor decisions based on overconfidence that lead to fatal consequences for someone else. The difference…
Q&A with Lutheran author Ellie Roscher, who wrote Play Like a Girl about a girls soccer team and school in Kenya—and how sports, faith, feminism and global missions can work…
Not sisters by birth or blood, but sisters united through faith and service describes the Soup Sisters ministry of Christ by the Lake Lutheran Church in Bull Shoals, Ark. With…
I didn’t initially pay much attention when Queer Eye, Netflix’s reboot of the early-2000s Bravo reality series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, started streaming earlier this year. I hadn’t…
For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate (Romans 7:15). A searching and honest friend of mine once said, “You Christians always…
In the biblical story of Esther, a young woman called by God “for such a time as this” uses her voice and influence to seek justice for her people. This…
Last week, more than 350 ELCA clergy and lay people sent a letter titled #MoreThanStatements to ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and the ELCA Church Council encouraging the church to…
Refugee receives Cal Lutheran scholarship A Syrian refugee will attend California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, this fall as the first recipient of a scholarship started through an alumna’s efforts. On…
I want to experience the goodness that summer has to offer, but I don’t want to experience my toddler’s meltdowns or feel guilty about tasks left undone. Whether in the…
Attending camp can be an exciting part of a kid’s summer. But for those whose families struggle financially, paying the cost to attend isn’t always possible. Camp Agapé is trying…
Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566) is a good example of what Lutherans call a “saint and sinner.” As an immigrant from Spain who came to Hispañola in 1502, Las Casas…
Editor’s note: With global migration on the rise and cultural polarization increasing, there is a pressing need for peace among neighbors and nations. In this six-part series, “Lutheran legacy of…
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