The Image We Carry by Jonathan A. Powers During his career as a pastor, Rev. David Seamands would often begin pastoral counseling sessions by handing a person a blank piece of paper and asking them to draw a picture of God. He claimed that he could learn more about a
“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
Alex spent three years building his home from nothing. Seven days after the work was finished, Hurricane Lane hit. An 18-foot wall of water came down the river and grounded everything on his farm, eventually rising 38 vertical feet. In a matter of hours, everything he owned was gone, and
The Burge Report: Are Non-Denominational Churches Just Southern Baptists in Disguise? In this episode, Ryan Burge and Sam explore the rise of non-denominational Christianity and ask a provocative question: are non-denoms essentially just Southern Baptists without the label? Drawing on recent survey data, this conversation examines how non-denominational Christians compare
What is the correct sensibility that a Christian ought to cultivate with regard to war? I regard this as one of the most urgent moral and spiritual questions of our age. All too often, when a new armed conflict breaks out in the world, Catholic commentators are quick to analyze
Because of some uninformed recent actions of the U.S. government’s Department of War in not classifying The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as “Christian” in its list of religious preferences (a mistake that has thankfully been at least partially rectified), the tired old mantra that Latter-day Saints are
A Mind Strangely Warmed By Stephen Rankin I love John Wesley’s journal entry of May 24, 1738 on his famous Aldersgate experience, which many of us recently commemorated. It just so happens, for us in the West, the event coincided with Pentecost this year. The convergence of these two events
In honor of Juneteenth, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries invited Dr. Denise Rector to share some thoughts about this federal holiday that many mark as the official end of legalized human enslavement in the United States. For more information on Juneteenth, visit What Is Juneteenth? | HISTORY. Let’s take a trip