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Mission & Ministry
The gym pastor
When Ginny Price began her call as pastor of New Hope Lutheran Church, Columbia, Md., one of her first agenda items was to join a gym. “I take to heart…
Mission & Ministry
“Not alone in this horror”
Editor’s note: Lutheran Disaster Response is working with Lutheran Social Services of Northern California and the Sierra Pacific Synod to respond to the destruction caused by the recent Camp Fire. Please consider donating to help deliver…
Mission & Ministry
An anti-racist witness for a multicultural church
Editor’s note: Each ELCA Ethnic Specific and Multicultural Ministry has developed a mission strategy unique to its needs and aspirations. In this monthly series, we will feature the presidents of each ELCA Ethnic Specific and…
Mission & Ministry
The art of coexistence
From the pews of Mwanakwerekwe Lutheran Church, you can see the minaret of the mosque a block away. As Sunday worship wraps up, the noon call to prayer begins. Between…
Voices of Faith
My take: The caravan and doubts
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published Nov. 5 on the author’s blog. Caravana. Migrante. Apoyo. Necesitamos ayudar. Caravan. Migrant. Support. We need help. Over the last month, I’ve heard these…
Voices of Faith
Finding home: No crib for a bed
Among the first Christmas hymns learned by children is the 19th-century text “Away in a Manger.” Whether one knows the earlier melody or prefers (as I do) a later arrangement…
Mission & Ministry
When students and inmates are classmates
Victoria Rose Meek has a hard time choosing only one moment for when she realized how much of an impact the Inside Out Prison Exchange Program had on her, her…
Mission & Ministry
Three ways to spread hope this holiday season
The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration for many Lutherans as they gather with friends and family to celebrate Advent and Christmas. But for more than 65…
Mission & Ministry
Tending creation, caring for neighbors
The roots of a mature Cassia tree are 13 feet deep. In Chole, Malawi, Shadrack Tsatautenda’s roots are deeper than that. Tsatautenda has been cultivating Cassia trees for two years;…
Living Faithfully
Neighborly love
Two years ago, St. Matthew Lutheran Church was forced to confront questions about its future, the most critical being: will there be one at all? The congregation in Aurora, Colo.,…
Mission & Ministry
The silent epidemic
The statistics are staggering. Native American women are murdered at a rate 10 times the national average in many U.S. counties, according to a report funded by the U.S. Department…
Living Faithfully
More than a meal
Last year our family moved from Chicago to a new home, one close enough to extended family that holidays no longer mean hours on the road and living out of…
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