Leading conversations across generations
Mission & Ministry

Leading conversations across generations

Young-adult and disability advocate John Christensen has been part of the ELCA for longer than he can remember—both his parents are Lutheran pastors. Yet he keeps finding new ways to…
Don’t give up
Living Faithfully

Don’t give up

Focus verse “I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14). Reflection January bought our first official snowstorm of…
Salvadoran Lutheran Church bishop installed
Living Faithfully

Salvadoran Lutheran Church bishop installed

On Jan. 12, Guadalupe Cortés was installed as church president and bishop of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church (Iglesia Luterana Salvadoreña or ILS) for a four-year term. The installation service was…
Perspective: Meeting the moment
Voices of Faith

Perspective: Meeting the moment

For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps…
The roller derby reverend
Voices of Faith

The roller derby reverend

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Saint Paul Area Synod on Jan. 12. The sport of roller derby has been around since the 1930s. The game (or “bout”)…
Native Voices: Gabriel Wounded Head | Indigenous Leader
Voices of Faith

Native Voices: Gabriel Wounded Head | Indigenous Leader

Gabriel Wounded Head discusses his commitment to hearing the stories of his Indigenous siblings, as well as his commitment to sharing his own, and what he is learning from others….