Emily Hartner, Charlotte, N.C., was elected May 31 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the North Carolina Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod…
Regina Hassanally was reelected May 30 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, May…
Tracey Breashears Schultz, Houston, Texas, was elected May 17 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4). Cancer often feels…
Focal verse “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the…
When Karen Anderson volunteered as a medical missionary to Chile in 1981, she told her parents she would be back in a year. Forty-three years later, her home and heart…
It’s Sunday at 9 a.m., and a small but diverse group assembles behind the bright bay windows of Pizza Quick, a counter-service pizza shop on the eastern edge of Tifton,…
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Waldo, Ohio Guest relations coordinator, HopeWood Outdoors (Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio) Firefighter/emergency medical technician, Fort Morrow Fire Department and Battle Run Fire Department I have been…
This year, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan., and Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C., appointed new presidents to lead the ELCA-affiliated schools. Bethany College Laura Crawley began her role as 16th president of…
In Europe, religious holidays are national holidays, and people get the day off. A few years ago, while living in Germany, I was on my way to an Ascension Day…
You may have heard the derisive label “Cafeteria Christian,” meaning those who choose which Christian teachings to follow or ignore as if they were in a cafeteria line. For two…
Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians with different…
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