Lutheranism provides great recipes for faith formation, such as the baptismal affirmation found in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (page 236)—to live, hear, proclaim, serve and strive. Like the recipes we use…
“Give a man a fish,” the old saying goes, “and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Congregations that…
In the three-and-a-half decades that our nation has been grappling with HIV and AIDS, we have much to celebrate. Health education and prevention have reduced the incidence of infection dramatically…
You hear it in many congregations: Where are the young adults? In the 50 years since mainline churches hit their peak in membership, our culture has undergone a sweeping change….
Federal chaplains who serve with our active-duty service personnel and in our nation’s military hospitals and federal prisons see a side of human life that few outsiders do. The ELCA…
Opening your heart and family to welcome a child who needs a home is an incredible act of generosity and love. Thousands of children are adopted every year, but thousands…
What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? Christians of every age, including our own, have asked this question, and the answers have ranged all over the religious…
Mealtime fellowship has been a Christian tradition from the beginning of the Jesus movement. Eating and drinking together was not only a way to love our neighbors as ourselves, but…
Not just on dairies, you see them everywhere—walking on the street, shopping in supermarkets, dining in restaurants, driving on the highways, and working in factories, farms, orchards, construction sites, hotels…
Jesus taught and preached on the kingdom of God and heaven more than just about any other topic. The reign of God features prominently in Jesus’ parables, in his encounters…
Everyone in the ELCA can be proud that Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) has earned respect, admiration and gratitude for its approach and dedication to helping people whose lives have been…
Because of our strong relationship that dates back to when Lutherans sent missionaries to the Middle East, we have been intimately involved with the struggle for peace in Israel and…
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