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  • For what shall we pray?

    “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

  • Thursday’ Catch: ‘Small is Underrated” And More

    Small is Underrated We’re impressed with bigness, but I believe that small is vastly underrated. The Momentous Maintenance Challenge As the church growth movement waned, many aging and half-empty church buildings were left behind. Once the moniker was ‘bigger is better,’ the words’ repair, replace and refurbish’ have become driving

  • The Gladys Knight Conversion Story

    For several years people have wondered how Grammy Award winning solo artist, Gladys Knight, came to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her fame as lead singer of Gladys Knight and the Pips has brought her millions of fans, many who are curious how the gospel singing

  • Prep Now for August Advocacy Opportunities

    By Ryan Fonseca-Vega, ELCA Advocacy Intern August presents unique opportunities to bring our deep concerns as Christians about many things related to our planet and the beings that inhabit it to U.S. Congress in our own backyards. In-person and virtual meetings, as well as Town Halls, can be scheduled in

  • July 28 | Week 30 Gospel Conversation Opportunity

    GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY  Isaiah’s message to the people of Israel was filled with promises of a coming Messiah.  Spend some time today researching the timing of when Isaiah was written.  (Hint- it was over 700 years BEFORE Jesus was born.). The Israelites had to wait a long time for the