Voices of Faith

Voices of Faith

Divine inspiration

In March, Living Lutheran ran a call for creatives on the ELCA’s Facebook page that was flooded with responses. Some of those creatives are featured here—others will be featured in…

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‘Won’t you be my neighbor?’

“Won’t you be my neighbor?” That was the song and invitation from Fred Rogers during each episode of his popular TV series, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to…

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I’m a Lutheran leader: Ryan K. Hostler

This year we’re putting an emphasis on stories that highlight leadership and leaders from around the ELCA. “I’m a Lutheran leader” is an online feature that highlights the many ways…

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‘God chose me to help people’

Editor’s note: The following story was submitted by Lilly Wilt, a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church on Dog Leg Road in Dayton, Ohio. Lilly, a ninth grader, wrote this…

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I’m a Lutheran: Jennifer Kirby

Eben Ezer Lutheran Church, Oaks, Okla. Director of youth services, Cherokee Nation Human Services  I believe the Creator is present everywhere and in everyone we interact with. We live a…

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Youth speak out: School shootings

Editor’s note: Following two high school shootings this May, Sophia Behrens, a high school junior and member of the ELCA Youth Core Leadership Team, offers a faith reflection and call…

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I’m a Lutheran leader: Garth Englund III

This year we’re putting an emphasis on stories that highlight leadership and leaders from around the ELCA. “I’m a Lutheran leader” is an online feature that highlights the many ways…

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From pilgrimage to Pentecost

Pentecost didn’t happen only once. The noise intensified. The joy palpable. Community present. A community that had just met. A community that came from different countries and different walks of…

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Perspective: The neighbor we’ve ignored for too long

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” — Luke 10:29 A week ago, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided a Mexican restaurant near…

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Saved for, not from

In 1960, Walt Disney released the movie Pollyanna, starring Hayley Mills. As a little boy, I was madly in love with Hayley, even though she never returned my letters. In…

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Prior approval: Finding theology in I Feel Pretty

At first, I was a little concerned about comedian Amy Schumer’s new movie, I Feel Pretty, largely because I felt the controversial premise could go either way. Schumer plays Renee,…

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The mobile parish

When I concluded my ministry at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Dale City, Va., I prayed for an immediate call within the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod to avoid moving our youngest…