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A barbershop blessing
Sometimes planning for the future can spur big changes in the present. That was the case for Elaine T. Jones and her daughter, Chanda Jones. Elaine, a retired teacher and…
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God’s grand creation
Even with our extended winter this year, the bluebirds are back and choosing their nesting sites, which, for me, means that “spring has sprung!” One of the primary ways I enjoy…
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One in Christ
When the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly authorized the development of a social statement on women and justice, issues related to the topic weren’t dominating the headlines. Nearly 10 years later,…
Voices of Faith
Perspective: The strange fruit of Good Friday
Editor’s note: This entry is the fourth of a multipart series on white fragility. Read the introduction here, part two here and part three here. Every other Tuesday through mid-May,…
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I’m a Lutheran: Olivia Konrardy-Buchal
First Lutheran Church, Onalaska, Wis. Fifth-grader at Eagle Bluff Elementary School, Onalaska, Wis. I believe that everyone should be treated equally and have a second chance. Nobody should be left…
Mission & Ministry
Waves of faith
Rolling, sun-kissed waves on the Pacific Ocean provide Jerry Phillips, a fourth-year undergraduate at the University of California–Santa Barbara (UCSB) more than a stage on which to improve his surfing…
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Resurrection 2: The gifts of grace
Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31 During Paschaltide, and hopefully all year long as well, we focus on what it means for our community to live into the reality of the resurrection…
Voices of Faith
When the scars come out
I was half-listening to the radio in our garage and don’t even remember the name of the show, but I suddenly perked up when someone asked: “What advice would you…
Mission & Ministry
The “e” word
The Bible-Belt funeral director didn’t know about the ELCA. All he knew was that an Evangelical Lutheran pastor would officiate at his client’s service in Nashville, Tenn. Surprised when Kevin…
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New name, same “servant of Christ”
A service led by Pastor Beeson at St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoboken, N.J., would look and sound familiar to most ELCA members, from its hymnals, to its weekly…
Mission & Ministry
An interview with Bethany and Steven Friberg, ELCA missionaries
Bethany and Steven Friberg are ELCA missionaries who have been serving alongside the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania for more than 20 years. In this extended video interview, hear the…
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April 2018 news
Bishops target congregational vitality, diversity The ELCA Conference of Bishops met in Itasca, Ill, March 1-6 under the theme “To Claim and Test Our Heritage.” In her report to the…
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