Act of solidarity
Some male pastors of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are changing their credentials in an act of solidarity. The protest has occurred in several U.S. states after the global denomination voted…
Some male pastors of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are changing their credentials in an act of solidarity. The protest has occurred in several U.S. states after the global denomination voted…
Ann E. Helmke, an ELCA pastor from San Antonio, received the Public Citizen of the Year Award from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Helmke is director of spiritual…
Thirty minutes before our son and his fiancee walked down the aisle to exchange vows for a lifetime, the rabbi steered them into the large dining room of the house…
Hometown bakery builds community, one loaf at a time
This week’s reflection on sacred space is from Kelly Faulstich, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago.
I was reminded how I first learned about and experienced God’s love.
College students from Chicago’s South Loop are meeting their neighbors in a most unusual way: each Sunday night, they walk a shopping cart through the streets and hand out sandwiches…
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
It’s a faith that inspires us to respond to the world we live in.
As a church, we need to avoid generalizing about millennials.
ELCA schools provide opportunities for that growth to happen.
We strive to let go of everything but the love and grace of God.
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