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I want my kids to watch me doing this
There are plenty of things I don’t think my kids need to see me doing. Some of them, they will see anyway. Others I might succeed in keeping private (but…
Spiritual Resources
Lectionary blog: No hidden message
Lectionary blog for Aug. 12 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 When I was in my early teens, my mother went to…
From The Presiding Bishop
We are the branches
Is it possible to be Lutheran and an ecumenist? Of course, the answer is yes. The ELCA has continued the work of our predecessor churches—the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches,…
Voices of Faith
Finding home: An introduction
They arrived in the fall, still shell-shocked by their tortuous journey from a small Vietnamese village where news of the world, let alone the United States, was practically non-existent. Uoc…
Spiritual Resources
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…
Spiritual Resources
Seeing God’s word spoken
The word of God washes like waves over worshipers at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minn. Sound waves, to be exact—and not just the kind you can hear. Thanks to…
From The Presiding Bishop
Serving the neighbor in need
Editor’s note: This is a reprint of the June 2017 column from the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. These are politically charged times. This very sentence…
Voices of Faith
What Incredibles 2 teaches about heroism
“Done properly, parenting is a heroic act.” Edna Mode (voiced by writer-director Brad Bird) serves this reminder to Bob Parr (voiced by Craig T. Nelson) in Incredibles 2 before repeating…
Faith in Action
“Our neighbor’s house is on fire”
Editor’s note: The following is a testimony given by ELCA pastor and professor Carmelo Santos before the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee on June 27. The hearing addressed…
Voices of Faith
Introverted leaders in the church
When we think of leaders in the early church, the first two people who come to mind are probably Peter and Paul. Peter was the “blockhead” turned into “the rock.”…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Is God on vacation?
Lectionary blog for June 24 The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 “Teacher—do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38)….
Spiritual Resources
Prayer – the breath of life
My late wife, Judy, was in a nursing home and was starting to improve slightly as she recovered from her second surgery to remove a brain tumor. After this operation…
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