Experiential learning forged new roads of understanding, commitment and bonds of friendship for Minnesota Lutherans who spent last Thanksgiving in Chile. Trinity and Christ the King Lutheran churches of Owatonna…
Palm Sunday serves as a mirror for us. Also called Passion Sunday, it’s a day when many ELCA congregations will process into worship and hear the Passion story. Imagine yourself…
The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students, faculty and staff, ignited a nationwide gun-control movement led by student survivors. The…
Every year on Palm Sunday, Lutherans across America gather palm fronds and wave them in remembrance of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. At St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church in St….
Editor’s note: The following article is based on true events. Names were changed to protect privacy. People tell me things without words all the time. Like the family members of…
Our sadness in saying goodbye is mixed with the joy and hopefulness of our new life. For many families, life is marked by transition. Often, when moving to a new…
This year we’re putting an emphasis on stories that highlight leadership and leaders from around the ELCA. “I’m a Lutheran leader” is an online feature that highlights the many ways…
God entrusted the most important news ever to women. Two thousand years before the #metoo movement and the proliferation of high-profile women courageously offering testimonies that chill the soul like…
On Feb. 23, I left my home of 13 years in Turnersville, N.J., to travel cross country to Lodi, Calif. I was relocating for a new call as associate pastor…
Congregation: Misión Mesa Abierta, Kenner, La. Occupation: Construction worker I believe God always provides and never abandons nor forgets us, no matter what. I believe in God’s great love for us that…
When I was little, my mom read A Wrinkle in Time aloud to my brother and me over the course of several weeks. Even though I was safely nestled on…
Trinity Lutheran used to have a large church building in downtown Appleton, Wis. But now they worship around a wooden cross and baptismal font cut from their former building’s altar…
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