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Writing about what we shy away from

Death is a common theme during Lent. The season opens with Ash Wednesday’s reminder that we are mortal and closes with the death of Christ himself on Good Friday. But…

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Black History Now: Jeffery Blanford

Originally posted to ELCA African Descent Ministries Facebook page, shared with us via Nicolette Peñaranda.

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[Video] “Talks at the Desk” season three, episode two

ELCA African Descent Ministries celebrates Black History Month with season three of “Talks at the Desk,” a four-part video series that will explore diverse expressions of the church. Watch episode two above now. A…

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Black History Now: Rashion “Woody” Santiago

Originally posted to ELCA African Descent Ministries Facebook page, shared with us via Nicolette Peñaranda.

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News from ELCA advocacy

Editor’s note: Faith-based advocacy happens wherever Lutherans are found, including through our ELCA-affiliated state public policy office network. When Washington, D.C.-based ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow Will Milner joined a delegation…

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[Video] “Talks at the Desk” season three, episode one

ELCA African Descent Ministries celebrates Black History Month with season three of “Talks at the Desk,” a four-part video series that will explore diverse expressions of the church. Watch episode…

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Black History Now: Yolanda Kali Denson-Byers

Originally posted to ELCA African Descent Ministries Facebook page, shared with us via Nicolette Peñaranda.

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Many gifts to celebrate

Focal verse “We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the encourager, in encouragement;…

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Black History Now: Gus Barnes Jr.

Originally posted to ELCA African Decent Ministries Facebook page, shared with us via Nicolette Peñaranda.

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Black History Month: What it means to me

In honor of Black History Month, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries invited Seminarian Clair Minson to share some thoughts about this topic with our readers. What began as “Negro History Week”…

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Living as a sacrifice in the movies of 2023

Kōichi Shikishima doesn’t recognize his hometown. When he left his Tokyo neighborhood to fight in World War II, promises of victory and glory filled him. He returned to ruins and…

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“We need to look at the truth”

At its zenith, 250 people would fill the pews to worship at Bethlehem Lutheran, a historic Black church in Oakland, Calif. Today 25 parishioners file into the 100-year-old structure, where…