In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a service of common prayer will be held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame,…
A renewal of sorts is building momentum in the Northeastern Iowa Synod, where some enterprising women are giving discarded bags a new purpose in mission. In 2016, Marilyn Westpfahl, a…
Although it is sometimes revealed in our midst, reformation is often hidden in a world weary, uncertain and afraid. In a certain way, the problem reformation poses wraps around our…
Listeners will confront the story of the Reformation deeply within themselves—a unique and powerful way for Lutherans to take on thinking about the Reformation for the 500th anniversary. Luther’s famous…
This reflection was originally shared on the ELCA Racial Justice blog. The title of the 1939 film classic Gone with the Wind is a good descriptor for what I witnessed…
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the country. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
Editor’s note: This is the third post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Catching up? Read part one and part two first. To imagine…
The impact of Hurricane Irma on Lehigh Acres, Fla., has been devastating. Hit by the strongest winds and rain that Irma produced, thousands went without power, water, food or shelter. Located…
The bells of All Saints’ Church—known as Castle Church—in Wittenberg, Germany, ring out as dozens of churchgoers file into its neo-Gothic sanctuary. Reformation pilgrims from across the globe are gathering…
Reformation is more than a historic moment, a time and space fixed around the drama of the 16th century that resulted in a deeper division in a corrupted church and…
Dorothy Brown has been through a lot in 89 years: the tragic death of her son, the loss of her beloved husband and more storms and bad weather than she…
Although we concluded Living Lutheran’s Reformation 500 series—exploring 500 unique aspects of the Reformation—this month, we now share this bonus list of 30 more ways the Reformation still impacts church…
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