Hope, love, commitment and communal responsibility echo throughout their lives and work, and are woven into all they say and do. Hope for the planet; love for God, neighbor and…
A winding path leads her to a historic call in South Carolina.
When I’m out and about in the church, I’m often asked what I plan to do to save small congregations, reverse the decline in membership, bring young adults back to…
International Companion Program helps international youth thrive.
We are in the middle of Lent — the season of spiritual warfare, or at least really good intentions. Many of us now engage in some form of Lenten discipline….
Take a jump into the deep. Pray. Serve. Hold a hand. Trust God.
A former Catholic priest studies to become an ELCA pastor.
Train!” I exclaim, pointing at the tracks. Driving down the road with my 5-year-old son, I often find myself pointing out the trains we pass. Since he was born he,…
Sanctuary of Marshfield, Mass., likes to think outside the church. From the style of its building, which resembles an A-frame ski lodge in the woods, to an altar made of…
Here we are, practitioners of memos: We send email and we receive it, We copy it and forward it and save it and delete it. We write to move the…
For the first time in years, Johnny Bannoura is excited about going to church. Participating in worship is difficult for Bannoura and his four siblings, all deaf since birth. Trained…
Most of the truly valuable things in life aren’t well suited for measurement. Try quantifying the next kiss someone plants on your cheek, for example. What criteria would you employ?…
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