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Voices of Faith
John Chrysostom
Tucked in our Evangelical Lutheran Worship is a list of commemorations (page 15). Though such observances aren’t as prominent as feast days and lesser festivals, they do have a role…
Voices of Faith
My take: Why in the world would anyone get ordained today?
On a Tuesday night at the end of summer, I participated in an ordination. Ordination, the act of consecrating someone as a member of the religious clergy, is sort of…
Voices of Faith
A story of faith with no easy answers
Jen Jensen’s life changed forever late one night in 2012. She awoke to find her husband Mike—then a worship and music director at Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa—having a…
Living Faithfully
An ancient journey, rediscovered
A young woman came to my church, Messiah Lutheran in Wauconda, Ill., seeking to be confirmed before her wedding to a Roman Catholic man. Ours was not the first parish…
Living Faithfully
Blessed to be a blessing
When people arrived for worship March 4 at Preston Meadow Lutheran Church, Plano, Texas, they knew something was up, but only the congregation council and staff knew that every family…
Spiritual Resources
Seeing God’s word spoken
The word of God washes like waves over worshipers at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minn. Sound waves, to be exact—and not just the kind you can hear. Thanks to…
Voices of Faith
Bartolomé de las Casas
Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566) is a good example of what Lutherans call a “saint and sinner.” As an immigrant from Spain who came to Hispañola in 1502, Las Casas…
Living Faithfully
Beyond the rainbow flag
During LGBT Pride Month (June), many ELCA congregations pay special attention to issues around sexual orientation and gender identity. Because the LGBTQ community has often been ignored or even condemned…
Mission & Ministry
Camp for all
A couple of years ago, transgender students at Black Hills State University in South Dakota were threatened on social media. “They were friends of some of our students and we…
Living Faithfully
Let the little children come
Instead of wrestling with their parents in the back pews during worship, toddlers at Grace Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, Minn., sit up front in the sanctuary. They’re stationed a few…
Living Faithfully
Is America facing a “post-Christian” future?
In July 2017, the research firm Barna Group released “The Most Post-Christian Cities in America,” a report based on surveys of 76,505 adults in 100 American cities. The results? Portland-Auburn,…
Living Faithfully
New ELCA digital giving tools now available
Have you ever wished that giving to your congregation was an easier process? Even if your congregation has implemented online giving, you may have found yourself wanting to be able…
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