Reading Proverbs and reading life
Voices of Faith

Reading Proverbs and reading life

Series editor’s note: Throughout 2023, “Deeper understandings” will feature biblical scholars reflecting on one of the books of the Old Testament. Kathryn Schifferdecker will continue this theme in the next…

The story behind the story
Voices of Faith

The story behind the story

As a little girl, I loved mermaids. I recall being crushed to discover that they didn’t exist in real life. I’d look at pictures of “The Little Mermaid,” Edvard Eriksen’s…

This is what it means
Voices of Faith

This is what it means

It was the worst thing I could imagine. I was 6 years old, sitting on the sofa. My mom had answered the phone in the kitchen and quickly handed it…

Pedro Suárez reelected bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod
Living Faithfully

Pedro Suárez reelected bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod

Pedro M. Suárez was reelected June 8 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod. The election was held during the synod assembly June 8-10…

Come and rest
Living Faithfully

Come and rest

Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while (Mark 6:31). My mother recently said she needed some rest. I didn’t exactly understand why—she’s retired and…

Camp for kids like them
Living Faithfully

Camp for kids like them

In September 2020, Amelia Siewert was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1-D). She was 6-1/2 years old. In the first couple weeks after her diagnosis, the child asked her mother…