Songs of hope and celebration
Spiritual Resources

Songs of hope and celebration

Amy Grant is a Grammy Award- and Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter who is considered one of the most influential figures in contemporary Christian music. She was the first Christian music artist…

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Living Faithfully

“Infused in the church”

The children went from the street to the stage.  When Lim Forgey noticed children playing in the dumpster outside of Christ Lutheran Church, Visalia, Calif., where he works as music…

An outlet for church musicians
Mission & Ministry

An outlet for church musicians

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 this series,…

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Living Faithfully

What science says about raising faithful children

How do I raise my child in faith? This is the driving question behind psychologist and author Dawn Rundman’s new book, Little Steps, Big Faith (Beaming Books, 2018). Utilizing the…

The enduring role of the cantor
Mission & Ministry

The enduring role of the cantor

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…

The renegade
Spiritual Resources

The renegade

The sixth graphic novel by author Dacia Palmerino and illustrator Andrea Grosso Ciponte, Renegade: Martin Luther, the Graphic Biography (Plough, 2017), is a nuanced portrait of a towering figure—a man…

Assembly song
Mission & Ministry

Assembly song

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…

The sabbath lesson in <i>Christopher Robin</i>
Voices of Faith

The sabbath lesson in Christopher Robin

In the first 15 minutes of the new film Christopher Robin, the title character does the following: decides he’s too old to continue playing with Winnie the Pooh and his…

Reading Scripture with questions engaged
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Reading Scripture with questions engaged

Growing up as an evangelical Christian in the Bible Belt, Rachel Held Evans used to love reading the Bible. But as her faith changed, she grew weary of the black-and-white…