Lutheran community center opens in South Sudan More than 5,000 gathered for the dedication of Reconciliation Lutheran Church Community Center and Clinic last November in Juba, South Sudan. ELCA missionaries…
A guard opens the door to the nondescript room and about 40 men file in. Most are wearing blue jumpsuits; some wear orange. Their expressions vary widely, but nearly all…
There is a tragic irony to having a national conversation about sexual misconduct during the feast of Advent. We are waiting for the coming of Jesus, an impossibility first witnessed…
Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to raise awareness of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), which often culminates in AIDS, (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). On this day, the ELCA…
“It’s better to give than to receive.” The saying rings true for many of us as we begin Christmas gift shopping, especially when we consider that it comes from Jesus…
“I am doing OK. … I lost everything, but I am getting back on my feet. Other people have not been able to do that—help them.” These were the words…
Those who gathered Sept. 17 at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in St. Paul, Minn., experienced worship that was at once lively and solemn, sobering but hopeful, interactive while reflective….
Mandy France joined Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson, Minn., as an intern about two months before the 2016 presidential election. She overheard people repeating and agreeing with negative comments spoken…
Sam Sipes, CEO of Lutheran Services Florida, was reporting on the Hurricane Irma recovery work his organization was doing across the state when he shared a sentiment often expressed among…
In his writings, Martin Luther connected our gathering for eucharist to our going out to love and serve the world. He wrote, “When you have partaken of this sacrament, therefore,…
Twenty years of raising up leaders At the September banquet of the ELCA Fund for Leaders, 251 young adults were awarded a total of $2,111,927 in scholarships to fund their…
As I write this the Gulf Coast and Florida are starting the long recovery after hurricanes Harvey and Irma; Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are mostly without electricity and…
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