We have just $500,000 left to raise for the ELCA Malaria Campaign! ELCA members and congregations have given more than $14.5 million to fund the initiatives of our Lutheran companions…
Solomon is reported to have composed 3,000 of them (1 Kings 4:32). Daily we see them on Instagram posts, coffee cups, bumper stickers, tweets and T-shirts. Ninety years ago one…
Across the ELCA, congregations are wondering how to better connect with people and find renewal and avenues to growth. But when asked, “What is the best thing about this place…
A church in the Northeastern Ohio Synod describes itself as a “50/50” congregation. It gives away half of offerings received. A significant portion goes to mission support, but the congregation…
These 10 young adults are among those leading the church and changing the world. Their profiles in the cover story of the June issue of The Lutheran magazine represent nearly…
It’s not an easy task when the wind whips and the trees bend.
Service to others is a key practice of discipleship. Many churches organize service (or mission) trips as an eye-opening way to put faith into action. These independently organized “volunteer vacations”…
The account of the Ascension in Acts has two great questions. The disciples ask Jesus, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” (1:6). Then,…
There’s an old tale of a monk who found a precious gemstone. He picked it up and put it in his knapsack and carried it with his few other belongings….
Socially responsible shopping or investing — it’s an awkward term for an idea as old as Earth Day. Many Lutherans practice it consciously while others ask, “Is that a thing?”…
There is a Seattle-based caffeinated beverage company that goes to great lengths to provide excellent customer service. Its campaign is to make itself everyone’s “Third Place.” “First Place” is home,…
In the darkness, we remember and wait for God to come again.
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