ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving Lent 2022 In English and en Espanol Week 2: Wandering in the Wilderness “I must be on my way” (Luke 13:33). Read Genesis 15:1-12;17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 12:31-35 Reflect As we saw in the reflection for Week 1, Lent is a
In the days following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine my family continued to take part in the usual plans and activities. We ate together, played games, read books, loved one another, talked with our neighbors. The kids went to school, I wrote and answered emails, and my husband planned our congregation’s
The book of Eicha, traditionally ascribed to the prophet Jeremiah, describes in horrific detail the siege and destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian army in 586 BCE. It is customarily chanted in synagogues on the evening of Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av. Normally, biblical
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. How have you been tempted in your life? How did it turn out? Do you still struggle with the same temptation? The Scripture reading for this Sunday is
The history of the Ukrainian Jewish community goes back over 1,000 years. Located in the Pale of Settlement, a territory at the western edge of the Russian empire where Jews were forced to live beginning in the late 18th century, the country was once home to over 1 million Jews
Is there rational life in outer space? And what might Catholic theologians have to say about it? I must admit that I feel strange addressing these questions, which from the outside might seem to be completely useless. After all, we do not know whether there is extraterrestrial life in our
4 Benefits of Planting a Church With New Believers What you gain when you don’t overlook new converts. What to Sing on Ash WednesdayThis article was reposted too late for those planning this year’s Ash Wednesday services. Jamie Brown makes some good recommendations. How to Display Lyrics On Your Camera
Babi Yar (sometimes spelled Babyn Yar) is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv where tens of thousands of Jews were shot and killed by Nazi forces in a matter of days in September, 1941. The Babi Yar massacre is considered one of the largest massacres perpetrated during the