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A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part four)
Mission & Ministry

A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part four)

Editor’s note: This is the final post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Catching up? Read parts one, two, and three. Two weeks before…

What Hurricane Maria gave to us
Faith in Action

What Hurricane Maria gave to us

This reflection was originally shared on the ELCA Racial Justice blog.  The title of the 1939 film classic Gone with the Wind is a good descriptor for what I witnessed…

A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part three)
Mission & Ministry

A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part three)

Editor’s note: This is the third post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Catching up? Read part one and part two first. To imagine…

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Faith in Action

God’s world—a world of abundance

The impact of Hurricane Irma on Lehigh Acres, Fla., has been devastating. Hit by the strongest winds and rain that Irma produced, thousands went without power, water, food or shelter. Located…

Liberated by grace, encouraged by sisterhood
Mission & Ministry

Liberated by grace, encouraged by sisterhood

The bells of All Saints’ Church—known as Castle Church—in Wittenberg, Germany, ring out as dozens of churchgoers file into its neo-Gothic sanctuary. Reformation pilgrims from across the globe are gathering…

‘The rain, it just wouldn’t stop’
Mission & Ministry

‘The rain, it just wouldn’t stop’

Dorothy Brown has been through a lot in 89 years: the tragic death of her son, the loss of her beloved husband and more storms and bad weather than she…

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Theology & Beliefs

30 more ways the Reformation still impacts ELCA leaders

Although we concluded Living Lutheran’s Reformation 500 series—exploring 500 unique aspects of the Reformation—this month, we now share this bonus list of 30 more ways the Reformation still impacts church…

A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part two)
Mission & Ministry

A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part two)

Editor’s note: This is the second post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Read the first post here. Why build a new school?…

Freed in Christ to serve the neighbor
Mission & Ministry

Freed in Christ to serve the neighbor

On Jan. 21, 2017, Rafael Malpica Padilla, executive director of ELCA Global Mission, donned his clerical collar and set out to join the Women’s March in downtown Chicago. On the…

A beacon of hope in the Holy Land
Mission & Ministry

A beacon of hope in the Holy Land

Ya’tik il-‘afye, the Arabic phrase for “good job,” was shared freely between students, staff and teachers as they basked in the sunlight their new building provided. This is how the…

Aftermath of Mexico earthquakes
Faith in Action

Aftermath of Mexico earthquakes

Editor’s note: A series of earthquakes struck Mexico last month killing 167 people, injuring more than 2,600, and damaging some 20,000 buildings. Lutheran Disaster Response is partnering with AMEXTRA, a faith-based…

Lutheran congregations, staff grapple with unprecedented recovery efforts
Faith in Action

Lutheran congregations, staff grapple with unprecedented recovery efforts

When Sam Sipes reported on the recovery work he and his staff are doing across Florida after Hurricane Irma, he shared a sentiment often expressed among Lutherans: We may be…

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