The Paradox of Civility
Reprint* of post by Peter Severson, Director, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry-Colorado It seems almost trite to point out the deep and intense division in our modern political landscape in the United States. The contrast between worldviews among the different factions in...
AND IT IS GOOD tour of photos
The “And It Is Good” photo exhibition is an invitation to contemplate the diversity of creatures that give glory to God in their being and who tend to our well-being. Que seamos inspiradas e inspirados a dar gracias por cada...
April Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | California | Minnesota | New Mexico | Pennsylvania | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices. Lutheran Office for World Community, United...
Lessons in Hospitality During National Arab American Heritage Month
By guest blogger Dr. Ryan LaHurd, retired Lutheran leader in higher education and member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicago, Ill. Joshua Jipp argues in Saved by Faith and Hospitality that the God of Scripture is a God of...
De-escalating hate toward a dynamic vision of unity
By Dennis Frado, Director, Lutheran Office for World Community There’s too much “othering” today of people we don’t know or haven’t met. And, in a related way, awful hate speech abounds.* It is as if we have forgotten that each...
Truer and more accurate picture of who we are with Census 2020
On this National Census Day, commit to complete your form – but also encourage the community as well! Undercounting is a significant issue among groups which benefoit most form anti-poverty programs and from greater representation in decision-making. “Hard to count”...
CARES Act inclusions and next steps in response to COVID-19
On March 27, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, H.R. 748 (CARES Act), a third economic aid package to help bring direct relief to families, reinforce struggling industries and the healthcare sector, and extend assistance to...
FAQs in time of COVID-19 for faith-based leaders from DHHS – 3/27/20 update
Guidance updated on March 27, 2020, was shared through the coronavirus for faith leaders White House briefing network. ELCA Advocacy staff participate in the opportunity for access to public health experts and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advice for...
A magnificent World Water Day
By Ruth Ivory-Moore, ELCA Program Director for Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility “Psalm 104 celebrates the way in which water pours… This flowing water serves, in the psalm, as a sign of God’s overflowing blessings on creation, pouring down from...
March Update: Advocacy Connections
from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, director COVID-19 | LANDMINES | HMONG AND LAOTIAN DEPORTATIONS | FY2021 BUDGET | FAIR HOUSING RULE COVID-19 OUTBREAK: With daily developments in the spread and...