Our best immediate response is to hold everyone involved — both victims and first responders — in prayer. | more »
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It’s a good thing that touch isn’t the only way we communicate and provide reassurance or we’d all be in trouble. | more »
It is Mary’s story that most reminds me of the bravely awkward teenagers of today. | more »
This year has filled me with so many things that I didn’t know I was missing. I have been filled with hospitality, insight, knowledge, wonder, questions — oh, the questions. | more »
To have some time each and every day — to put aside whatever is going on and to read Scripture, pray, journal and reflect on my faith is powerful. | more »
Eventually it came out that this is a big issue for our students who are struggling with what it means to be a “witness” for Jesus in a diverse world. | more »
If you’re trying to go somewhere, get from here to there, a straightforward, readable map is exactly what you need. | more »
“We're going to send them [the police] as soon as we get a car open,” said the dispatcher. Amanda Berry replied, “No, I need them now before he gets back.” | more »
As broken but loved people, as humans who have been saved by the gospel, we still maintain the capacity for messing up our lives. | more »
Maybe we don't know how to decorate for Pentecost, the way we do for Christmas. It's great to change the paraments to red. But we could do so much more. | more »
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We remember those whose sacrifices served the cause of peace and pray for those who are today working in harm’s way.
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After Hurricane Sandy ravages their building, an ELCA congregation in New Jersey gets creative about bouncing back. | more »
For many ELCA travelers a trip to the Holy Land is an experience in a radical welcome and bridge-building.
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With help from the ELCA Southwestern Texas Synod, young ELCA members in Texas receive a chance for a brighter future. | more »
Fill the awkward gap between the end of Sunday school in May and the end of public school in June with global exploration! | more »
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