ELCA 20/20
As we begin calendar year 2020, I’m reminded that “20/20” is also the term we use to describe clarity of vision. How can the ELCA see Jesus more clearly in…
Articles that reflect and examine ELCA Lutheran theology, beliefs and history.
Editor’s note: We’re halfway through January and some people are now thinking about their already-broken New Year’s Day resolutions. Never fear, as noted in this article that first posted in…
Editor’s note: As we reflect on one of the most tumultuous years in recent history, with movements that brought discussions of race and racism to the forefront, we offer a series focusing on…
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the August 2019 issue. In 2014, during the lead-up to the commemoration of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, a group of African descent Lutheran…
As we begin calendar year 2020, I’m reminded that “20/20” is also the term we use to describe clarity of vision. How can the ELCA see Jesus more clearly in…
Editor’s note: the following is part of a series of articles from ELCA theologians, Rostered Ministers, seminarians/professors and other contributors that feature individual viewpoints on the Reformation’s importance on the occasion of…
Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of articles from ELCA theologians, Rostered Ministers, seminarians/professors and other contributors that feature individual viewpoints on the Reformation’s importance on the occasion of…
Recognizing how spirituality is reformed and transformed in response was the basis for “There is a Season: Reforming Spirituality,” the #ELCA500 anniversary grant program hosted by Christ Lutheran Church, Belvidere,…
Was there someone special in your life as a child who helped you form your understanding of the Lutheran faith? Perhaps your early learnings could have benefitted from a bit…
Editor’s note: the following is part of a series of articles from ELCA theologians, Rostered Ministers, seminarians/professors and other contributors that feature individual viewpoints on the Reformation’s importance on the occasion of…
Editor’s note: the following is part of a series of articles from ELCA theologians, Rostered Ministers, seminarians/professors and other contributors that feature individual viewpoints on the Reformation’s importance on the occasion of…
In State College, Pa., Martin Luther’s message of grace for all resonated in a two-part program hosted by Grace Lutheran Church in April 2017. As a 500th anniversary of the…
“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…
On Oct. 31, ELCA leaders and members gathered at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C., for a daylong program of worship and commemoration of the 500th anniversary…
Injecting a little humor into a Reformation commemoration, the students and staff of the University of Maryland Lutheran Campus Ministry – along with two other Protestant campus chaplaincies – spearheaded…
Faith Lutheran Church and its campus ministry at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, partnered with faith and university groups at Miami University to sponsor a two-day academic and ecumenical celebration…
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