Learning to Lament By Jonathan A. Powers In the months following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, C.S. Lewis began keeping a journal. He did not set out to write a book but wrote to survive the loss that overwhelmed him. The entries were raw, unguarded, and painfully honest.
“For what shall we pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in prayer. This resource is prepared by a variety of leaders in the ELCA and includes prayer prompts, upcoming events and observances, and prayer suggestions from existing denominational worship materials. You
By John Joseph If you’re anything like me, your phone is the first thing you see in the morning and the last thing you touch at night. And while there’s nothing inherently wrong with that, I’ve noticed something in my own life—it’s really easy for my phone to get my
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. In the Anglican and Methodist traditions, the week after Whit Sunday, the Day of Pentecost, is known as Whitsuntide. It is devoted to the celebration of the gift and work of the Holy Spirit. It also contains the three summer Ember Days (Wednesday,
At the one-year anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV, I would like to reflect on some of the key themes of his papacy thus far. The intention is not an exhaustive survey of all of his actions—I leave that to the vaticanisti who follow his day-to-day doings. I
Scot As I study the Old Testament something comes to me over and over again. When Jesus said, “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me,” he was sending the people to the Old Testament to find Him.
Let this Methodist Preacher Lead You to Revival By Jeff Patterson I will be forever grateful that I read Preacher and Prayer by Edward McKendree Bounds (1835-1913) early in my ministry. Though named after a prominent American Methodist Bishop, he is known to history as E.M. Bounds. He was a
Rom Chan Oun, (Note the ELCA sticker on the tuktuk) Unlike many Cambodians who live near the border with Thailand, Rom Chan Oun decided not to migrate to Thailand to work. Instead, she joined the local Bour Samaki Meanchey Agricultural Cooperative. The Bour AC, located in Battambang province in western