Whose corner are you in asks Nobel laureate
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Whose corner are you in asks Nobel laureate

“We are at a moment where we need to decide whose corner we are in. Who are we going to align ourselves with?” said Leymah Gbowee, to a packed convention…

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Bishop thanks Women of the ELCA for leadership

The following news item was first published by Women of the ELCA. ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton thanked Women of the ELCA voting members for their work in the church…

I’m a Lutheran: Kathryn (Kate) Koob
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Kathryn (Kate) Koob

“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…

Synod reports: Time to learn
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Synod reports: Time to learn

Editor’s note: Synod communicators were asked to share a highlight from their 2017 assemblies. What made a difference to participants? What was the most important part of the assembly? Responses…

Summer to-do list for little Lutherans
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Summer to-do list for little Lutherans

Are you looking to make the most out of summer with your family? Are you interested in deepening your faith? Summers can be long for families with kids home from…

Our Lutheran Life: Diane Eidsness
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Diane Eidsness

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…

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Hyper nike

We’ve all seen freeway construction featuring bridges and ramps that lead to nowhere. You look up and see half a bridge—a bridge incomplete. In March 2017 a section of the…

Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Jesse King, Sr.
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Jesse King, Sr.

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…

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Headlines and holiness

I see them standing in the emergency room, almost blocking my way—a brother, a friend, an aunt. Grieving to be sure, but their eyes tell me more: anger. “So tell…