Articles that reflect and examine ELCA Lutheran theology, beliefs and history.
In the small town of Kutztown, Pennsylvania a local brewery is doing its part to honor the 500th anniversary of the reformation. Saucony Creek Craft Brewery + Gastropub was brewing…
In New York City, members from St. John’s Lutheran Church are preparing for their theater debut in Wittenberg, Germany. St. John’s is participating in “gasthaus ecumenism” at the World Expo…
Lutherans from all over the world hear the word of God in their native languages. Growing up as a Latino Lutheran in south Texas was no different. It meant that…
As musical theater shows go, 500 years in the making might be a record. “Luther the Rock Opera,” based on the graphic novel “Luther,” premiered in Wittenberg, Germany, in mid-June…
“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…
Editor’s note: Ronald and Abby Johnson are members of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Springfield, Va., and have been writing a weekly blog on the life of Martin Luther called…
“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…
“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…
“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…
“Christ Lutheran Church in El Cerrito, California, smiled on our creativity.” That’s how Pastor Peter Krey describes his former congregation’s support of the original, half-hour long production of The Luther…
Edgar Degas, the famed French painter, said: “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” With her “Formed, Re+Formed, Transformed” design (left), Linda Henke has created…
Sermons, as many know them, are oral remarks steeped in theology, often paired with lessons from current or modern-day life. But members of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Modesto, Calif., were…
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