Study guide: Unity in diversity
Spiritual Resources

Study guide: Unity in diversity

In a time when it seems fragmentation and rancor are the world’s orders of the day, ELCA Lutherans and three denominations of the Reformed tradition—the United Church of Christ, the…

Our Lutheran Life: Grace Hall
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Grace Hall

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…

Her-stories: Marie Gettel-Gilmartin
Theology & Beliefs

Her-stories: Marie Gettel-Gilmartin

Editor’s note: This story is a part of The Lutheran World Federation’s Her-stories global Lutheran storytelling project. If you have a story of how women have reformed the church or…

Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Cary Bass-Deschênes
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Cary Bass-Deschênes

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…

Her-stories: The Rev. Dr. Linda Boston
Theology & Beliefs

Her-stories: The Rev. Dr. Linda Boston

Editor’s note: This story is a part of The Lutheran World Federation’s Her-stories global Lutheran storytelling project. If you have a story of how women have reformed the church or…

Our Lutheran Life: the Beadles-Bohling family, Portland, Oregon
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: the Beadles-Bohling family, Portland, Oregon

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…

Turning away Jesus at the door
Voices of Faith

Turning away Jesus at the door

Jesus stood in front of me at the door and I turned him away. I didn’t help him. I didn’t say yes to his request for money. I stood in…

Our Lutheran Life: Terry Schlagel, Clark, South Dakota
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Terry Schlagel, Clark, South Dakota

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…

ELCA delegation attends 12th Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation
Faith in Action

ELCA delegation attends 12th Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton and a delegation from the ELCA have joined Lutherans from around the globe for the 12th Assembly of The…

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Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Pastor Amanda Zentz-Alo

“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…

Pastoring the purple
Faith in Action

Pastoring the purple

When you pull into the church parking lot on a Sunday morning, you see remnants of the scuffle on the car bumpers: “I’m With Her” alongside “Make America Great Again,”…

I’m a Lutheran: Hal Colston
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Hal Colston

“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the world. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…