Re-membering at the Table
I recently read Cynthia Moe-Lobeda’s Healing a Broken World: Globalization and God in which she discusses a new way to think about the Eucharist. Each week before we share the sacrament, the minister reminds us of the story of the...
A Time to Listen: The ELCA and HIV & AIDS
By Allison Beebe ELCA World Hunger recently held an event outside of Atlanta, Georgia on the topic of HIV & AIDS. Those in attendance were a blend of professionals in the field, people with personal testimonials related to HIV &...
Solving the last-mile challenge
After 10 car-free years, I am a car owner once again. Shedding my car meant mastering new ways of moving around the world. The alternatives come naturally now, which is why so many of my posts try to encourage—hector, even—readers...
Being the Gift
On December 6, St. Nicholas put presents in the shoes of Dutch children. On December 13, candlelit girls in Sweden brought their parents breakfast in bed. Eight days of Hanukkah gift-giving started at sundown on Tuesday the 20th. And we’re...
Twas the week before Christmas…
And I am at it again… Unfortunately, this will not be a Christmas post. Click here or here for more seasonal commentary. Or just reflect for a moment on the lovely image of the holy family over there. As I...
A duck walks into a barn…
First, things first, Blog Colleagues—what “quack” wrote that title? (Apologies, I couldn’t resist!) Now that I have that out of my system, have you seen the new ELCA Good Gifts YouTube video yet? Check it out. A group of animals are...
Provocations
A lot could be said today… It is World AIDS Day, 30 years after the first case of HIV/AIDS was diagnosed in a medical journal. Bishop Hanson released a formal statement here. You can learn about the ELCA’s HIV and...
Mennonite wisdom for Advent
In October a friend from Holden Village spent a few days with me on her way to Alaska. It was like having a prophet visit. To my dinner table she brought her life as a worker for the Mennonite Central...
Who is the 1%…Me?
Happy Thanksgiving, Blogging Colleagues! On Thanksgiving Day, we think about what we have and give thanks. However, sometimes this day seems increasingly like the “eve” to the real holiday, “Black Friday,” where we think about we do not have, but...
Privilege
Privilege This last weekend I was at the American Academy of Religion’s annual meeting. This is my one professional meeting that I am sure to attend each year because it provides an excellent opportunity to explore new ways to conceive...