Ponder the Hope Christ Brings
“All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.” —Luke 2:18-19 Look in AWE to our Savior, born that holy night...
Inoculating Against Despair
By Kathryn Mary Lohre The third week of Advent began for me not with the lighting of the pink candle in the Advent wreath, or the nativity children’s program at church, but in my favorite armchair at home watching history...
Advent Pilgrimage in Palestine
During the Advent season we often talk a lot about the Holy Land of the past without talking much about the Holy Land of the present. What is going on in Bethlehem today? How are we called to accompany...
Commemoration at the Crossroads
By: Rev. Stephen Herr The crossroads town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, became the site of the largest battle in the American Civil War when the network of ten roads that lead into its town center, known today as Lincoln Square, brought...
Called to Common Mission: the Lutheran-Episcopal Full Communion Partnership at 20
By: Dcn. Mitzi Budde On January 6, 2021, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Episcopal Church will celebrate twenty years of full communion. Full communion was established between the churches in the ecumenical agreement, Called to Common Mission,...
Webinar: COVID-19 and the Ongoing Challenges in the Ecumenical Community
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world the disease is challenging individuals and societies in new and varied ways. Our social interactions, economic wellbeing, and community engagement have all been strained over the past six months. Churches are...