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Mission & Ministry
Keep record
In any organization, archives play an important role. Although the ELCA is only a few decades old, its archives house more than two centuries’ worth of information from the denomination…
Theology & Beliefs
Her-stories: The Rev. Dr. Maxine M. Washington
Editor’s note: This story is a part of The Lutheran World Federation’s Her-stories global Lutheran storytelling project. If you have a story of how women have reformed the church or…
Mission & Ministry
ELCA colleges fight hunger in their communities
The words “college students” and “free food” often go together, but two ELCA colleges—Augsburg in Minneapolis and Augustana in Rock Island, Ill.—are putting a twist on the stereotype. Both campuses have…
Voices of Faith
Trust the light
The youth at my first call had the tradition of spending the night at church for the Easter Vigil. Waiting in the dark, they each took turns praying. I also…
Living Faithfully
May 2017 news
ELCA leaders meet with Congress ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton joined more than 100 Lutheran leaders, ELCA members and international partners in Washington, D.C., March 27-29 for the 2017 ELCA…
Theology & Beliefs
Our Lutheran Life: Pastor Amanda Zentz-Alo
“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…
Mission & Ministry
Embodying the call to “serve our neighbor”
At a time when Christian-Muslim relations can seem fraught, a West African organization supported through designated ELCA World Hunger funds and congregational offerings continues to work in harmony with people…
Living Faithfully
Earth Day series: Climate change and the poor
In Zimbabwe, the Mwenezi River has overflowed twice in the last two months. Before this year, the Mwenezi had only flooded three times in the last half century. “On all…
Living Faithfully
Prayer—there’s an app for that
We’ve all done it. Someone tells us about an event in their life—a celebration or cause of concern—and we tell them, “I’ll pray for you.” Then it slips our mind…
Living Faithfully
Pastoring the purple
When you pull into the church parking lot on a Sunday morning, you see remnants of the scuffle on the car bumpers: “I’m With Her” alongside “Make America Great Again,”…
Living Faithfully
Climate change: Alaskan village tries to preserve its culture
The idea that climate change is a political issue or a matter of debate makes no sense, said Thomas Richter, pastor of Shishmaref Lutheran, the only congregation in the Alaskan…
Living Faithfully
Go and retreat
I love just about everything to do with retreats: getting away, laughing, storytelling, being outside, campfires, Bible study, deep sharing, exploring and sharing food. I’m always up for going on…
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