How many gifts have you received over a lifetime? Hundreds? Some are easily forgotten—stored in your attic of faded memories. But others you remember and cherish in your heart all…
In five years “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday has grown from an innovative idea to an emerging valued tradition. You see the trademark bright yellow shirts as Lutherans organize to…
In our culture, violence against women remains a problem of disgraceful proportions, but it’s especially alarming among Native Americans. Indigenous girls and women are much more likely to be a…
It’s October, and that means the cultural images of heaven and hell (especially hell) will be in full display in our stores, on our homes and in the costumes our…
Maybe we should say, “God’s work. Our hands … and our money!” Church is not and should not be all about money, and yet financial resources are necessary to accomplish…
Older members of your congregation may remember when most stores were closed on Sundays, or when public schools hosted Christmas pageants and taught kids to sing carols. In our current…
You hear the question in most every congregation: “How can we reach today’s youth?” The ELCA Youth Gathering, held every three years and just this past summer in Houston, is…
Our denomination is a leader in ecumenical relationships, forging strategic alliances and cooperating on mission with other Christians. The ELCA now has special full-communion partnerships with six other mainline denominations….
Our society has made strides in gender equality over the last 50 years, but the #MeToo movement and the emerging struggle over LGBTQ rights have helped reveal just how much…
Our culture celebrates leaders past and present who are obviously and notoriously extroverted—those successful people who flaunt the stereotypical extroversion characteristics of being loud, outspoken, quick to speak up/step up,…
God is the one who made the universe out of nothing and human beings out of the dust of the earth. And because we are made in the image of…
More than 64,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016, government figures show, and the number is rising due to the opioid crisis. And much more numerous are the people…
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