This Sunday when I preach at Salem, I will bring cases of water and two of my own large drinking water bottles. When I return home I will refill them from my faucet and remember the people in Flint. I will be more attentive to ELCA blogs and advocacy requests. Jesus, who gives life-giving water, compels me to do this and to act.

Living Earth Reflection: February 2016

Things are not looking good for the prospects of life as we know it, and especially human life, in this blue planet that we call home. What is the church called to do in the midst of such overwhelming circumstances?

The Journal of Lutheran Ethics, February 2016

Join the ELCA at Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD), April 15-18 in Washington, D.C. as we gather as a denomination to engage around voting rights and racial justice.   To learn more and register for Ecumenical Advocacy Days, click here!  Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community […]

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Dear friends, During the month of February we hear a lot about love, at least from a Hallmark perspective with the commercialization of Valentine’s Day. But in some ways I find it fitting that during a month in which there is so much emphasis placed on love that we find […]

ELCA Worship News: February 2016

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” – Romans 10:12-13

Lenten Advocacy Reflection: My God vs. your God

The Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science, and Technology Newsletter In our first issue of 2016, we are continuing our look at denominational differences in the faith and science dialogue with a review of a new report from the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod from George Murphy. It caps off a […]

Covalence for February 2016