Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network last month. Full list and map of sppos available. U.N. | ARIZONA | CALIFORNIA | MINNESOTA | OHIO | PENNSYLVANIA | WASHINGTON | WISCONSIN New York Lutheran
March 25-31 is HOLY WEEK. Each day this week we will add an additional passage from the New Testament that walks us through what happened the week before Jesus was crucified. Today’s Reading: Read Ruth 3-4- Ruth and Boaz Read Luke 23:50-56– A Family Redeemer Taking care of a family
from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director Partial expanded content from Advocacy Connections: March 2024 FEDERAL BUDGET | YES IN GOD’S BACK YARD ACT | RECOVERING AMERICA’S WILDLIFE ACT | UYGHUR POLICY ACT OF 2023 | CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE, RESTORATION OF
March 25-31 is HOLY WEEK. Each day this week we will add an additional passage from the New Testament that walks us through what happened the week before Jesus was crucified. Today’s Reading: Read Judges 1:19,21,27-33; Judges 2:1-3; 2:6-10; Judges 4:1– Israelites Disobey Read Luke 19:41-48- Jesus Cleanses the Temple Imagine
Today’s Reading: Read Joshua 7:1; 7:10-12; 8:30-35 Start off today with a bowl of wrapped candy. As a family, count how many pieces are in the bowl and be sure you put back all of the candy that we had in the bowl at the beginning. As everyone starts putting
Today’s Reading: Read Deuteronomy 31:7; Deuteronomy 34:1-8 Do you like to try new things? Change can be hard, can’t it? As a family today, try something new! Maybe try a new game or a new routine- maybe even try a new food! Sometimes it is hard to do something that
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY Read Psalm 103:2 Talk about remembering the “benefits” of the Lord. What has he done for you? This is a great opportunity for your family to share your stories of faith- how did you come to know Jesus? Share these stories with one another and thank God
On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, rallying to draw attention to the nation’s racial inequities and insist on change. From the steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial, several leaders moved the crowd with resonance, challenge and inspiration,