Stories, reflections and perspectives from diverse range of voices across the ELCA.
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the world. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
When I was about 11 years old, a friend asked, “Are you Catholic or Christian?” I bristled and with a chest puffed up in self-righteous correction, I took this as…
I come from a political family. Well, sort of. It’s probably more accurate to say I come from a family of public servants. On my mother’s side, my grandfather spent…
I wonder what she thought of us? She—dressed in traditional Indian fabric, bright colors, scarf covering her hair and flowing skirt. She—sunk deeply into the couch intently watching TV. And…
“The righteous live by their faith,” the prophet Habakkuk wrote. His words, passed on by the apostle Paul, would blossom centuries later in the soul of Martin Luther and help…
As I was preparing to write this article, Gus, my 9-month-old puppy, was hit by a car. My husband and I had been at a family funeral when our pet…
Series editor’s note: Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and other leaders have invited our whole church into a conversation about future visions, directions and priorities for our work in the years…
Since leaving the mountain highway, I’d become very anxious. A girls’ weekend in Truckee, Calif., had included a day trip to my college roommate’s ranch in the Sierras. Sitting in…
A young news reporter was crowned the “Queen of Selfies.” She had 16 million Instagram followers who loved nothing more than to see the scenes she captured. Her beautiful face…
Building on the spirit After 9/11, Salam Arabic Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., led the efforts to unify its diverse Bay Ridge neighborhood of Christians, Muslims and Jews. Today, Khader…
The work isn’t done It’s 15 years later and Tom Taylor, a counselor and pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Lindenhurst, N.Y., still works with first responders and families affected…
This month Lutherans around the country will reflect on the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa., remembering where they were and what they did…
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