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Voices of Faith
My take: We are called as Lutherans
For some Americans, it may be easy to think that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in July, will…
Voices of Faith
Perspective: Strengthened connections
This fall, I had the privilege of attending the ELCA Multicultural Young Adult Event in New Orleans. Organized by the churchwide organization’s Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities, the gathering…
Mission & Ministry, Faith in Action
News from ELCA advocacy
Green Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) polo shirts could be spotted under blazers as about 70 LDR members from 26 states strode into offices on Capitol Hill to speak with their…
Theology & Beliefs
A Lutheran perspective on human sexuality
Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians with different…
Faith in Action
ELCA Church Council adopts child protection social message
The Church Council of the ELCA met electronically on Nov. 12. The council, which serves as the ELCA’s board of directors, took action on a variety of matters intended to…
Mission & Ministry
Intersections: Justice Ministry with ELCA Partners
Intersections: Justice Ministry with ELCA Partners is a short documentary presented by ELCA World Hunger. Intersections explores stories from three ELCA companion ministries in Cambodia, Mexico and Milwaukee, responding to…
From The Presiding Bishop
Presiding Bishop Curry issues pastoral message on living in troubled days
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on living in troubled times. “When I was installed as your presiding bishop, the preacher proclaimed that in…
Mission & Ministry
Observing Native American Heritage Month
ELCA Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations is a program team of ELCA Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities, which focuses on fostering relationships rooted in mutual respect, spiritual solidarity and…
Faith in Action
Church along the northern border
After 100 years, the sanctuary at Trinity Community Lutheran “is like the inside of a cello or a violin,” said Sydney Morris, a pastor of the congregation. “All that devotion…
Theology & Beliefs
Loving the neighbor through health and healing
Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians with…
Mission & Ministry
Water and wisdom
Like the small mustard seed that grows into the greatest of all shrubs, two Texas Lutherans who started with a sense of call to do something about desperate needs in…
Faith in Action
ELCA Conference of Bishops gathers in Minneapolis
The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Oct. 5-7 at the Hilton Minneapolis. The conference—an advisory body of the ELCA that comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and…
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