August 2017 news
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August 2017 news

Eaton issues World Refugee Day message On June 20, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton issued a message in observance of World Refugee Day. “We are now facing the largest global…
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Theology & Beliefs

Katie Luther’s Brew benefits seminary scholarships

In the small town of Kutztown, Pennsylvania a local brewery is doing its part to honor the 500th anniversary of the reformation. Saucony Creek Craft Brewery + Gastropub was brewing…
Lectionary blog: It’s not about us
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: It’s not about us

Lectionary blog for July 2 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 22:1-4; Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 13, Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Some things ought to be obvious, but, apparently,…
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Action across denominations

People living in poverty in Sioux Falls, S.D., are receiving unprecedented attention from Christian church leaders of all denominations across the city. Their action plan calls for collaboration to help…
Unity in diversity
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Unity in diversity

“Let Us Break Bread Together” was the anthem that resounded loudly and clearly on March 26, as four Christian denominations worshiped and shared the eucharist at the United Church of…
Building more than structures
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Building more than structures

Entrusting a half-million-dollar renovation investment to a construction team made up of a retired pastor, a farmer, an administrative assistant, an engineer and a salesman may seem like a risky…
I wonder …
From The Presiding Bishop

I wonder …

Recently, I heard the Bach cantata O heilges Geist und Wasserbad. The cantata’s text is based on John 3:1-15, which was the Gospel lesson at the service where the cantata…
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From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Me pregunto …

Recientemente escuché la cantata O heilges Geist und Wasserbad de Bach. El texto de la misma está basado en Juan 3:1-15, que fue la lección del Evangelio dada en el…
Climate change: Alaskan village tries to preserve its culture
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Climate change: Alaskan village tries to preserve its culture

The idea that climate change is a political issue or a matter of debate makes no sense, said Thomas Richter, pastor of Shishmaref Lutheran, the only congregation in the Alaskan…