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…
“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…
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…
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 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)….
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…
Our culture celebrates leaders past and present who are obviously and notoriously extroverted—those successful people who flaunt the stereotypical extroversion characteristics of being loud, outspoken, quick to speak up/step up,…
Editor’s note: With global migration on the rise and cultural polarization increasing, there is a pressing need for peace among neighbors and nations. In our series “Lutheran legacy of peacemaking,” we’re…
Editor’s note: Ongoing protests in Gaza for the “Right of Return” escalated on May 14, the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, and on May 15, when the…
At the 2016 Churchwide Assembly, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton announced the appointment of an 11-member task force to develop a draft policy statement regarding the ELCA’s interreligious relations. On Jan….
Lectionary blog for May 13 The Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 “… so that they may be one, as we are…
Editor’s note: With global migration on the rise and cultural polarization increasing, there is a pressing need for peace among neighbors and nations. In this six-part series, “Lutheran legacy of…
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