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Living Faithfully
Living water
This year, Lutherans—along with other Christians around the world—have an opportunity to enter the mysteries of water in worship. Over the five Sundays of the Season of Creation, water and…
Voices of Faith
“God is calling us to do more”
An ELCA pastor, economist, activist and World Food Prize laureate, David Beckmann has spent his varied career working to end poverty and hunger. Though there has been dramatic progress against…
Theology & Beliefs
Embodied justice, expansive kindness, humble walking
Series editor’s note: The 2026 theme for “Deeper understandings” is faithful witness in challenging times. This year, various authors will explore what it means for the ELCA, and each of us as Lutherans,…
Mission & Ministry
This land was made for you and me
In an area that some say hasn’t always been welcoming to all, an immigrant pastor’s mission with the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod’s only Latino congregation is making important inroads in bringing people…
Mission & Ministry
Feeding the whole person
If you’re searching for real-life examples of the breadth of work ELCA World Hunger does, look no further than Doreen and David Rinas. For the Rinases, 50 years of marriage…
Voices of Faith
New ELCA Sumud video series launches
How do Palestinian Christians tell their story? In “Stolen Stories,” a 5-part educational video series by ELCA Sumud, listen to the voices of Palestinian siblings in Christ as they recount…
Living Faithfully
From scarcity to sanctuary
When New York State Pride reached out to local churches in the early 2000s seeking shelter space for LGBTQIA+ youth during the coldest months of the year, Trinity Lutheran Church…
Mission & Ministry
Real-world ministry
Amira Pechauer isn’t just a parishioner at Hephatha Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. The 18-year-old has been honing her leadership skills to do more than just sit in the pews on…
Mission & Ministry
News from ELCA advocacy
Christians live out their baptismal vocation in service to the world in many ways. The ELCA affirms that civic participation—including voting, public advocacy and community engagement—is one of those ways….
Living Faithfully
“Publicly, boldly and honestly”
Ingrid Arneson Rasmussen, a pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, was handcuffed and arrested in January for kneeling in the middle of a road at the Minneapolis-St. Paul…
From The Presiding Bishop, Mission & Ministry
Bishop Curry issues statement on SCOTUS immigration decisions
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement about recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court on immigration policies. “Recently, the Supreme Court issued a decision that…
Mission & Ministry, Living Faithfully
“It is not a gift. It is a return.”
On June 24, leaders from the Oregon Synod and the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) gathered in Northeast Portland to sign documents returning the land of the former…