Five recent films to build your faith (and where to watch them)
Voices of Faith

Five recent films to build your faith (and where to watch them)

Here are five of the most entertaining and thought-provoking recent films available on streaming services, ready for small-group study or a substantial family movie night. Paddington 2 One might be…

Musical variety across congregations
Mission & Ministry

Musical variety across congregations

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. This…

How do we select songs for all seasons?
Mission & Ministry

How do we select songs for all seasons?

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In…

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Spiritual Resources

Reaching out and reaching in

Occasionally an author’s published work finds its way to a curiously broad demographic of readers—at once appealing to multiple generations, a truly ecumenical palette of Christian traditions, and people with…

What <i>Tidying Up</i> can teach us about grace
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What Tidying Up can teach us about grace

I first learned of Marie Kondo from my husband. At the time, we were relocating from one apartment to another before closing on our first home. Packing put Jay and…

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Mission & Ministry

Music and reconciliation

The last 501 years have been nothing short of complicated for Lutheran-Roman Catholic relations. Generations of inherited animosity coupled with conflicting dogmatic differences have kept the two denominations at odds…

I’m a Lutheran: Momoh Freeman
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I’m a Lutheran: Momoh Freeman

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Almelund, Minn. Immanuel choir director, pianist and organist. Keyboardist at another church primarily made up of Liberian immigrants. Group home caregiver. I pray for peace, tolerance and…

The international language of music
Mission & Ministry

The international language of music

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In…

Perspective: Smartphones and a New Year’s resolution
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Perspective: Smartphones and a New Year’s resolution

A Nov. 23 article from Reuters tells of a special vacation in Hungcheon, South Korea, where, for $90 per night, one can be locked in a prison cell, away from…

I’m a Lutheran: Don Knuth
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Don Knuth

First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, Calif. Retired college professor My faith has been a source of inspiration because I believe God is pleased when people create innovations that make our…

The story behind “Unexpected and Mysterious”
Mission & Ministry

The story behind “Unexpected and Mysterious”

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In…