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Theology & Beliefs
Pondering the word
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…
Mission & Ministry
A Jonah discovery
The book of Jonah takes up exactly two pages in my Bible. But as with many parts of God’s word, just a little bit can alter the course of a…
Voices of Faith
The sacrament of the altar versus the sacrament of culture
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a four-part series exploring the relevance of Martin Luther’s catechism for our lives today. “What is the benefit of such eating and…
Faith in Action
Tent of Nations
Wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses to shade himself from the early May sun, Daoud Nassar strolls down the dusty path on his family’s 101-year-old hilltop farm. In every direction…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: It’s not about us
Lectionary blog for July 2 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 22:1-4; Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 13, Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Some things ought to be obvious, but, apparently,…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Getting ‘right with God’
Lectionary blog for June 25 Third Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 20:7-13; Psalm 69:7-10, 16-18; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 For if we have been united with him in a death like…
Voices of Faith
What Lutherans mean when we talk about daily bread
Editor’s note: “Give us this day our daily bread,” Jesus teaches us to pray (Matthew 6:11). This rich metaphor of “daily bread” can be lost on us as we are…
Voices of Faith
Luther and water in an age of concern
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a four-part series exploring the relevance of Martin Luther’s catechism for our lives today. In his Small Catechism, Martin Luther asks, “What…
Faith in Action
June 2017 news
Young adults called to serve More than 85 young adults (below) accepted the call in April to serve as part of the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program, an…
From The Presiding Bishop
Serving the neighbor in charged times
These are politically charged times. This very sentence in the presiding bishop’s column is likely to raise eyebrows. Across this church I’ve heard stories of parishioners disturbed by the Gospel…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Stumbling toward Emmaus
Lectionary blog for April 30 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 When I was a kid, we always got to the…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: From death to life
Lectionary blog for April 16 The Resurrection of Our Lord Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 A pastor was invited to a baptism by one of his…
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