Covering the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol with homemade blankets and quilts wasn’t the recent effort of a national quilting organization. Instead they were part of the Homeless Memorial…
Marie was looking for a second chance. A self-described addict serving time in the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio, she hoped for a brighter future that would include stability…
About a decade ago the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. introduced a digital advertising campaign known as “The AHH Effect,” focusing on this global brand and the response drinkers should have when…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
One year ago, President Vladimir Putin of Russia ordered the invasion of Ukraine, killing thousands and displacing millions. Lutherans around the world have responded to the crisis with generosity and…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message in support of our Jewish neighbors. “For many months we have seen an alarming spike in anti-Jewish,…
In Lake County, Ill., a unique partnership between churches, civic organizations and institutions of higher learning is forming to ask: What if we could prepare our youth and young adults…
It is no secret that being Black in the United States can be difficult. What is unknown, however, is how being a Black American on the African continent can be…
The ELCA and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) met Jan. 26-28, 2023, at the Disciples Ministry Center in Fullerton, Calif., to continue their ongoing bilateral dialogue. The dialogue team…
The last place I would have imagined I would finally respond to the still, small voice of God calling me into ministry would be at a Pride event. For years,…
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