Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, issued a statement of concern following the July 3 Jenin incursion. On that day the Israeli military conducted a major assault on the…
Indigenous communities around the globe share a common understanding that we are interconnected. We need each other to survive. And the “we” is expansive—it includes all creation, those who came…
Focal verse Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when…
The Gospel reading for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost offers a promise many might crave. In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says, “I will give you rest.” In this passage, Jesus addresses…
The ELCA is a beautiful tapestry of cultures and identities. We want to celebrate Pride Month with a focus on our LGTBQIA+ Lutherans. We are excited to amplify the voices…
Three Advents ago, in a sermon on the incarnation, Phyllis Blair Milton noted how children’s images of God develop as their thinking grows more sophisticated. “When … children are asked,…
Lutherans and other people who value justice, fairness and responsibility are influencing companies to adopt practices that are better for people, for society and for the environment. How? Through the…
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 ELCA has a beautiful tapestry of cultures and identities that make up the church. We want to celebrate June and Pride Month with a focus on our LGTBQIA+ Lutherans….
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…
“We just want to go home.” That is the sentiment of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. For generations the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority, lived in Myanmar’s…
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned of their liberation. President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation…
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