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God as midwife
On the surface, Rachel Marie Stone’s new book, Birthing Hope: Giving Fear to the Light (IVP, 2018), is about parenthood and the challenges of giving birth around the world. But…
Mission & Ministry
A chain of support
In the rural village of Ketumbeine, Tanzania, a group of mothers sit shoulder-to-shoulder under a cloudless sky stitching intricate little crosses out of brightly colored beads. Heads bent over their…
Mission & Ministry
The spirit of God on the move
Editor’s note: With global migration on the rise and cultural polarization increasing, there is a pressing need for peace among neighbors and nations. In our series “Lutheran legacy of peacemaking,”…
Faith in Action
One in Christ
When the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly authorized the development of a social statement on women and justice, issues related to the topic weren’t dominating the headlines. Nearly 10 years later,…
Voices of Faith
Perspective: The strange fruit of Good Friday
Editor’s note: This entry is the fourth of a multipart series on white fragility. Read the introduction here, part two here and part three here. Every other Tuesday through mid-May,…
Faith in Action
New name, same “servant of Christ”
A service led by Pastor Beeson at St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoboken, N.J., would look and sound familiar to most ELCA members, from its hymnals, to its weekly…
Voices of Faith
Stewards of God’s mysteries
While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”…
Mission & Ministry
Earthquake recovery brings change to Nepali village
In April and May 2015, earthquakes shook Nepal, killing more than 8,600 and affecting more than 8 million people, many of whom were left homeless. Lutheran Disaster Response, working through…
Mission & Ministry
Education for the people
Experiential learning forged new roads of understanding, commitment and bonds of friendship for Minnesota Lutherans who spent last Thanksgiving in Chile. Trinity and Christ the King Lutheran churches of Owatonna…
Faith in Action
ELCA youth raise their voices against gun violence
The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students, faculty and staff, ignited a nationwide gun-control movement led by student survivors. The…
Voices of Faith
A Wrinkle in Time: Love wins
When I was little, my mom read A Wrinkle in Time aloud to my brother and me over the course of several weeks. Even though I was safely nestled on…
Mission & Ministry
Called and chosen
Introduction M. Wyvetta Bullock and Cheryl Stewart Pero For many years, women of color in the ELCA felt silenced and searched for opportunities to speak for themselves. We initiated “God’s…
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