Thinking About Hunger in Lent
Looking for Lenten activities for the home and the church? This is just one sample from 40 Days of Giving, a devotional flip calendar that features leaders in the ELCA reflecting on what it means to be Church in a...
2015 ELCA World Hunger Education & Networking Grants – apply now!
Gina Tonn ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants 2015 Request for Proposals The ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking grants program is designed to support local programs in ELCA congregations, groups and/or synods. The grant opportunity encourages ELCA congregation,...
Lutherans and Refugees
“As we journey together through the time God has given us, may God give us the grace of a welcoming heart and an overflowing love for the new neighbors among us.” – ELCA, A Social Message on Immigration, 1998....
It’s Back to the Future Day!
I wish I could say that all the advice I have received has been profound and meaningful. But the best advice I received in the late 1980s (indeed, the only advice I can remember from that particular time period) is...
10 Facts about Global Poverty
Global poverty is an issue that is intimately connected to global hunger. Throughout the world there are 795 million people who go to bed hungry each night, and many of those people are living in extreme poverty – on less...
Get Ready for Churches’ Week of Action on Food!
ELCA World Hunger October 11-18, 2015, churches around the world will join in prayer and action with people facing hunger during theChurches’ Week of Action on Food. This global event includes World Food Day (October 16) as well as the...
Hunger and Higher Education: The Campus Kitchens Project
Elyssa J. Salinas August 27, 2015 Last night I went to the grocery store near closing, and I noticed how much food was still out in the produce section. There was an abundance of avocados, a plethora of pears and...
Cleaner Cooking in Bangladesh
Ryan P. Cumming August 20, 2015 Ramoni Rani and her husband, Nor Uttam Hawlader, live in the village of Rajakhali in Bangladesh with their two sons. Like many Bangladeshi farmers, Ramoni and Nor use wood-burning stoves to cook food in...
Hunger and Higher Education
Elyssa Salinas I never thought that I would use a food pantry, but my first year in seminary changed that. I came to campus with barely enough money for a few school supplies and a meager pantry. It was embarrassing...
Hungry. And surrounded by food
Jenny Sharrick August 3, 2015 I have a very complex relationship with food. I absolutely love it. My favorite food changes almost daily because there are so many incredible ones from which to choose. So many flavors to experience within...