What nourishes us
I will satisfy the weary, and all who are faint I will replenish (Jeremiah 31:25). I find out my father has cancer on Palm Sunday. My son and niece, both…
Stories, reflections and perspectives from diverse range of voices across the ELCA.
I will satisfy the weary, and all who are faint I will replenish (Jeremiah 31:25). I find out my father has cancer on Palm Sunday. My son and niece, both…
If you’ve tried your hand at baking during the pandemic, you aren’t alone. A business report showed that sales of yeast increased 647% during March, and some stores still can’t…
It was June 11, 1992. My husband, Judd, and I were traveling to the La Crosse Area Synod Assembly, where I was one of the final nominees for bishop. My…
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
Editor’s note: This August, we invited ELCA synod bishops to send us their favorite food and faith stories. This story is a sidebar for our November lead feature, “Taste and…
In the five years leading up to the 50th anniversary of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States this year, I interviewed 85 female ELCA pastors serving across the Southeast….
Do you have a favorite memory that pops up whenever a certain meal arrives? Many of us have those memories tied to the holidays, family gatherings or monumental occasions that…
These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:14). This verse,…
When the country began to shut down as a result of COVID-19 and I started staying at home, I first turned to movies about food. I’ve worked as a food…
Editor’s note: This reader recipe is an online addition to our November 2020 cover story, “Taste and see.” Authentic New Orleans gumbo by Maud Jeannie Parker Gumbo is my favorite…
And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understand more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of…
Editor’s note: This reader recipe is an online addition to our November 2020 cover story, “Taste and see.” Stewardship stew By Anita Simpson A few years ago, my husband, Tom, was leading our…
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