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Commemorating Bonhoeffer, Living into his Legacy

The following is shared from the Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) newsletter for Wednesday, April 9, 2025.  Commemorating Bonhoeffer, Living into his Legacy Today, April 9, marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor-theologian...

Steadfast accompaniment: ELCA Sumud initiative seeks just, lasting peace in Holy Land

In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries will be elevating the voices of our Arab and Middle Eastern Descent peers and reposting their works from others sources around the ELCA. The following article is cross-posted from...

Honoring International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Guest Blog writer Dr. Robin Lauermann

In honor of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21), ELCA Racial Justice Ministries invited the Dr. Robin Lauermann, Ph.D. to share some thoughts about the annual board retreat held in Montgomery, AL of the ELCA Association...

Take the Black Lutheran History Quiz!

In case you missed it:  In honor of Black History Month, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries will be elevating the voices of our African Descent peers and reposting their works from others sources around the ELCA. The following article is cross-posted...

Available NOW: DISMANTLE: An Anti-White Supremacy Lenten Devotional

Dismantle: An Anti-White Supremacy Lenten Devotional This devotional was created in response to the call of the 2019 Churchwide Assembly to condemn white supremacy and racist rhetoric. As you journey through Lent, this resource will challenge you and bring you...

My take: Still Black. Still Lutheran

In honor of Black History Month, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries will be elevating the voices of our African Descent peers and reposting their works from others sources around the ELCA. The following article is cross-posted from Living Lutheran online. The...