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Living Faithfully

Earth Day series: How the ELCA is addressing the effects of climate change

In honor of Earth Day on April 22, Living Lutheran is featuring a weekly series of blogs exploring different facets of caring for creation throughout the month of April. In…

Campus ministry 101
Mission & Ministry

Campus ministry 101

Jon B. Olson, pastor of Lutheran Campus Ministry at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Tia Mathre-Adams, director of Lutheran Campus Ministry for San Antonio area colleges and universities. Becca Seely, director…

Church in rural America
Mission & Ministry

Church in rural America

As she was on her way to her first worship service of the morning, Jess Felici, a pastor of Mountain Lutheran Parish, received a phone call from a member saying…

Shishmaref: Called to care
Mission & Ministry

Shishmaref: Called to care

Shishmaref, Alaska, has taken center stage as its residents fight to preserve their way of life as changes in their environment and landscape attributed to climate change pose threats. “The…

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Theology & Beliefs

Ordinary artifacts from an extraordinary movement

I looked into the glass case, my eyes inches away from notes Martin Luther wrote the night before he answered the pope and emperor at Worms. Just behind me was…

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Voices of Faith

Lent blog series: As goes Jesus, so goes life – John 11:1-45

Jesus does two incredible things in John 11. He weeps at death. He calls forth life. Jesus must know, somehow, that he has the power to raise Lazarus to life….

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Living Faithfully

A legacy of care

Standing 6 feet 3 inches tall—2 inches shorter than his grandfather—Christopher Heller towers over frail, elderly worshipers in wheelchairs attending Sunday service at Lutheran Care Center, a skilled nursing home…

Her-stories: Bishop Suzanne Darcy Dillahunt
Theology & Beliefs

Her-stories: Bishop Suzanne Darcy Dillahunt

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…