I first heard about “spiritual direction” from the best of my classmates during our first year in seminary. These seminarians were seeking spiritual directors for ongoing discernment, ministry formation and…
Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I…
David C. Nagler, San Diego, was elected May 20 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Pacifica Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod…
Focal verse “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another” (John 13:34). Reflection Last fall…
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on August 23, 2021. Susan Schnelle knows all too well the devastating toll of mental health crises among young people in the United States….
Instead of preaching inside pristine chapels, Ray Stubbe preached outside in foxholes. Instead of worrying about low attendance on Sunday morning, the 20-something chaplain conducted impromptu sermons to no more…
The ELCA has issued a response following the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America grieves with the families of…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2022, “Deeper understandings” will feature biblical scholars sharing some of their favorite books of the Bible. Next month, Katherine A. Shaner will continue this theme. —Kathryn…
“A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more” (Matthew 2:18). A grocery store….
Paul D. Erickson, Milwaukee, was reelected May 21 to a six-year term as bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the ELCA. The election was held during the synod assembly,…
After the closure of St. James Evangelical Lutheran in Coral Gables, Fla., the Florida-Bahamas Synod found itself with nearly $10 million from the sale of the congregation’s property. Without skipping…
“I just don’t understand why,” he said to me, shaking his head. “Why would someone drive so far to do this to us?” We were walking away from the scene…
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