Their names were Tommy, Moses, Junior, John, William—and there were many others. Their mothers’ names are Oretha, Grace, Victoria, Marline, Nora—and there are many others. They were elementary, high school…
In May we celebrate National Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The ELCA’s Asian and Pacific Islander Ministries, in conjunction with the Minneapolis Area Synod, the Saint Paul Area Synod…
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…
Michael Osterholm is a world-renowned epidemiologist. He has served on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 transition advisory board, as science envoy for health security on behalf of the U.S. Department of…
This article is excerpted from All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk With Mental Illness (Broadleaf Books, 2021) by Emmy Kegler. This article was originally published March 10, 2022.
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…
Find out more about each of the following Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities, their mission strategies, and related associations: Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations African descent (African American, Afro Caribbean,…
Khader El-Yateem is practiced in bridge-building. As pastor of Salam Arabic Lutheran Church in New York City—a congregation he started as a mission developer in 1995 and at which he…
Editor’s note: Part one of this story focused on Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Roseville, Minn., which hosts a tiny-home community on its property. Like Prince of Peace, a…
In two snowy climates where the experience of being unhoused is especially brutal, Lutheran-led initiatives offer innovative approaches to providing shelter and creating community. At Colorado State University in Fort…
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…
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Coos Bay, Ore. ELCA deacon and legal ministry attorney I’m called by the Oregon Synod to serve the southern Oregon coast in a specialized ministry of…
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