ELCA Churchwide Assembly!
Today is a pivotal day in the life of the ELCA Malaria Campaign. The 2011 ELCA Churchwide Assembly opens today! One of the first orders of business for voting members will be to determine whether the ELCA Malaria Campaign, which...
Top Ten Things You Should Know about the Deal to Raise the Debt Ceiling, How It Relates to Hunger, and Ways You Can Get Involved
(posted by Audrey Riley for Karen Ward, intern) (source: www.bread.org/hunger/budget) 10. President Obama and congressional leaders reached a deal to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the deficit by at least $2.1 trillion over 10 years in two parts. 9....
Thank you, Calvary Lutheran Church in Edina!
Dorothy Fergus wrote us this inspiring note: “Just a quick note to let you folks know about our tiny little Sunday school in Edina, Minnesota and what they have been doing this past year. On Rally Day in September, the...
Summer Intern’s Final Thoughts (from the office at least)
It’s amazing for me to read over the first blog post I wrote as the World Hunger summer intern only two months ago. It’s also surreal to be sitting in my cubicle during my last week working at the Lutheran...
Getting the word out, WELCA-style
In early July, I represented the ELCA Malaria Campaign at the Women of the ELCA Triennial Gathering in Spokane, WA. (A shout-out to those of you in Spokane: the locals were amazingly friendly, helpful and cheery!) My colleague...
Support Desperately Needed!! – Horn of Africa Drought (Somalia)
It’s not too often that the United Nations uses the word “famine” to describe humanitarian emergencies. But the serious food crisis in the horn of Africa, where the UN estimates that 10 million people are at risk, including 2 million...
A Franciscan Blessing…
Friends, I wanted to share this “Fourfold Franciscan Blessing” with you. In the context of the ELCA Malaria Campaign, I find this blessing to be inspiring and challenging. May God bless all of us with these “gifts,” so that we...
How Netflix can Jumpstart Discernment
The recent rise in cost of the basic Netflix plan I use has got me thinking. What do I spend money on that I ultimately do not need? And what could that money be used for to better serve the...
Region 7 Ethics of Eating
Several recent blog posts have discussed food production, gardening, etc. — perfect timing for the following announcement! ELCA World Hunger is holding an ELCA World Hunger Ethics of Eating event in Region 7 on September 29 – October 2 in...
All ears
When I have the privilege of hearing Presiding Bishop of the ELCA Mark Hanson speak, I pay attention. Recently I heard Bishop Hanson speak to a group of people gathered to help shape the future of...