HIV and AIDS in Washington, D.C.
This piece opens the Washington, D.C. insallment of the “Advocating on the Road” series. This month the “Advocating on the Road” series stops in the District of Columbia, where we look at Washington, D.C., not solely as the nation’s capital,...
God of Creation…
We close the Colorado leg of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series with this prayer by two local ELCA pastors, the Rev. Susan Candea and the Rev. Matt Converse God of creation, the mountains declare your majesty, the trees reach up...
Policy needed for renewable energy expansion
This piece is part of the Colorado installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. By Mary Minette, director for environmental education and advocacy, ELCA Washington Office In Genesis 2:15, God calls us to be good stewards of the...
A Leap of Faith
This piece is part of the Colorado installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. By Jack C. Major Holy Cross Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) God saw everything that he had...
A Win for the Environment, Congregation, and Workforce
This piece is part of the Colorado installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. In 2009-10 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Denver, Colorado, took innovative steps to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and create jobs for a disadvantaged...
Advocating for Creation in Colorado
We open the Colorado installment of the “Advocating on the Road” series with this piece. By Brad Wood Director, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry- CO For Lutherans in Colorado, the opportunities to commune with God extend beyond our houses of worship into...
“We are all beggars”
We close the Minnesota chapter of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series with this reflection by Kate Gaskill, ELCA Washington Office. “We are all beggars. This is true.” – Martin Luther In 1546, a dying Martin Luther scribbled this sentence on...
The People Behind the Policies
This piece is part of the Minnesota installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. By Inyene Ekah, Senior director for employment services, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota I love helping people and was drawn to employment services, because...
“My Name is Not ‘Those People'”
This piece is part of the Minnesota installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. Minnesotan Julia Dinsmore has known poverty all of her life and is no stranger to homelessness. Her childhood was marked by frequent moves, chaos...
Why I advocate in Minnesota
This piece is part of the Minnesota installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. By Sheila Ehrich As I have grown older and experienced more of life, I have come to realize how truly blessed I have been....