Love and Lent By Shannon Vowell A strange day today. Much of the Christian world will begin a season of fasting and prayer by receiving ashes and the somber injunction to “remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Simultaneously, much of the secular world will exchange over-priced
by Tomo Duke, Faith Action Network in Washington [about the author] I visited the Washington State Capitol a few times this legislative session to advocate with our elected officials. I walked through buildings filled with elegant marble and golden interiors and observed many people dressed in fancy suits. I thought
Today’s Reading: Read Exodus 40:1-16 Grab some legos or some building blocks. Choose one of your family members to be the “caller.” The “caller” will call out specific instructions for building something with the legos or the building blocks. The other family members need to follow those directions exactly the
‘Nones’ Have Always Been with Us The presumption is the rise of the Nones signals an abandonment of faith and increasing irreligiosity. That could be true. But it seems more likely that the Nones have always been with us. Preteens rejecting several biblical teachings, survey reveals A prominent Christian researcher
1. Homo Analogia: Between Promise and Fulfillment The guiding question of theological anthropology is poignantly stated and succinctly answered in the well-known verses from Psalms 8, which strikingly reappear in a Christological context in Hebrews 2: “What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or mortals, that you care
The following is excerpted from the Church News. To read the full article, CLICK HERE. Conversations about this year’s RootsTech theme, “Remember” started three years ago. As the biggest annual family history event gained a more global audience during the onset of the pandemic, organizers realized the need to select
Each month ELCA Worship highlights resources and events from other organizations and institutions. These Lutheran and ecumenical partner organizations work alongside the ELCA to support worship leaders, worship planners, musicians, and all who care about the worship of the church. Institute of Liturgical Studies An ecumenical conference on liturgical renewal
Today’s Reading: Read Exodus 23:1-6; 12, 14-17; 24:12 In Genesis 15 we read about a special covenant relationship between God and Abraham. In Exodus, we are learning how God wants to continue that covenant with Abraham’s descendants, the Israelites. To do that, God gave Moses some specific guidelines to help