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40 Days of Giving

This Lent, ELCA World Hunger released 40 Days of Giving — a challenge for all ELCA members and congregations to “encourage giving spiritually, intellectually and financially” (with a $2 million…

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Raheb awarded

The Olof Palme Memorial Fund in Stockholm awarded its 2015 Olof Palme Prize jointly to Mitri Raheb (above), pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, Bethlehem, and Israeli journalist Gideon…

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Program on hold

Women of the ELCA announced that its grants program is being reassessed and will be on hiatus in 2016. “The grants program has helped to change lives for nearly 30…

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Cuts at LSSI

On Jan. 22, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois announced program and staff reductions due to the state’s inability to pass a budget for the past seven months. Thirty programs and…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Judgment tempered with grace

Two sides of the same coin, they help us find our way to God.

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ELCA members respond to Flint water crisis

Members of Salem Lutheran Church, Flint, Mich., have reached out to their community amid the water crisis there by participating in rallies, providing spiritual care and serving as a donation…

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Mission & Ministry

Sin

Permanent ink on a white shirt is no fun. I purchased a stain remedy not long ago. It boasted of being able to remove virtually every cloth stain on the…

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Improv theater and the Spirit

When I started classes, I was amazed how often religion came up.

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An inspiring birthday invitation

An 8-year-old asked that food donations replace gifts to him.

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Needing confession, repentance

Admitting we aren’t perfect allows for a truth we know but try to avoid.

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Spiritual Resources

Lent: Living on liquid

Mary Lindberg is a Seattle-area parent, pastor and former teacher. This week she reflects on Ash Wednesday.

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Spiritual Resources

We can do more together

They traveled far and wide and asked a simple question.