The international language of music
Mission & Ministry

The international language of music

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In…

Drawing near to the darkness at Advent
Mission & Ministry

Drawing near to the darkness at Advent

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In this series, we’re exploring…

The story behind “Unexpected and Mysterious”
Mission & Ministry

The story behind “Unexpected and Mysterious”

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In…

An outlet for church musicians
Mission & Ministry

An outlet for church musicians

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In this series,…

The enduring role of the cantor
Mission & Ministry

The enduring role of the cantor

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In…

The renegade
Spiritual Resources

The renegade

The sixth graphic novel by author Dacia Palmerino and illustrator Andrea Grosso Ciponte, Renegade: Martin Luther, the Graphic Biography (Plough, 2017), is a nuanced portrait of a towering figure—a man…

Assembly song
Mission & Ministry

Assembly song

Editor’s note: Martin Luther famously said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 53). The ELCA still holds tightly to Luther’s understanding. In…

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Spiritual Resources

Lectionary blog: The truth about God’s love

Lectionary blog for Oct. 28, 2018 Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31:31-34; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 Have you seen those billboards on the interstates that purport to be messages from God? I…

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Voices of Faith

My take: On the church that harms and heals

The church of Christ in every age,  beset by change but Spirit led, must claim and test its heritage and keep on rising from the dead. —Fred Pratt Green In…

So now what?
From The Presiding Bishop

So now what?

This month marks the 501st anniversary of the Reformation. Last year it was all Reformation all the time. It was our year!  News, media and the public paid attention. Hundreds…

So now what?
From The Presiding Bishop

So now what?

This month marks the 501st anniversary of the Reformation. Last year it was all Reformation all the time. It was our year! News, media and the public paid attention. Hundreds…