Stories, reflections and perspectives from diverse range of voices across the ELCA.
Growing up as the son of a U.S. Air Force chaplain in Rice Lake, Wis., Peter Muschinske grew accustomed to people telling him, “You’re going to be a pastor like…
If there’s such a thing as a classic Lutheran upbringing, it must resemble Greg Busboom’s childhood in Flatville, Ill. Busboom’s great-great-grandfather arrived in Flatville from Germany in 1874 and, with…
Editor’s note: This post, written by ELCA Disability Ministries Advisory Team member Peter Heide from a perspective of blindness, was originally published on the ELCA Disability Ministries blog. American organizations created…
I remember that day well. On July 4, 1983, when I was 8 years old, I was moved to the Thu Duc Orphanage, on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh…
Imagine the Mekong River as it winds through Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea. A unique riverscape with houses on stilts, fishermen tossing nets, gilded temples and…
The Gospel reading for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost offers a promise many might crave. In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says, “I will give you rest.” In this passage, Jesus addresses…
The ELCA is a beautiful tapestry of cultures and identities. We want to celebrate Pride Month with a focus on our LGTBQIA+ Lutherans. We are excited to amplify the voices…
Three Advents ago, in a sermon on the incarnation, Phyllis Blair Milton noted how children’s images of God develop as their thinking grows more sophisticated. “When … children are asked,…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2023, “Deeper understandings” will feature biblical scholars reflecting on one of the books of the Old Testament. Kathryn Schifferdecker will continue this theme in the next…
The ELCA has a beautiful tapestry of cultures and identities that make up the church. We want to celebrate June and Pride Month with a focus on our LGTBQIA+ Lutherans….
As a little girl, I loved mermaids. I recall being crushed to discover that they didn’t exist in real life. I’d look at pictures of “The Little Mermaid,” Edvard Eriksen’s…
It was the worst thing I could imagine. I was 6 years old, sitting on the sofa. My mom had answered the phone in the kitchen and quickly handed it…
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