We must ask for forgiveness and open our doors to respond to global AIDS
This is the third post in our HIV/AIDS series by young adults. It is written by Jacquelin Rostad, who attends Luther Seminary. Her home Congregation is Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, MN. She plans to bring HIV/AIDS advocacy into her...
Voice out for Zimbabwe neighbors
It is easy and effective to be an e-advocate. When it comes to voicing concern for our neighbors in Zimbabwe, e-advocacy is also urgently needed. Visit http://tinyurl.com/ZimbabweAdvocacy to find suggested text to e-mail to your senators and representatives. Don’t know...
Sister Corita Kent, an artist who lives the body of Christ
Another entry in our AIDS series by young adults, this post is written by Mary Button. Ms. Button is an Artist/Activist/writer; she works with Visual AIDS for the Arts and a creator of the Hymnbook Project (www.thehymnbookproject.org), http://actiontoaccess.blogspot.com/ She is...
Will the Church Respond?
Today we were greeted with another round of bad economic news–533,000 jobs lost in November, the largest drop since December 1974. This frightening number does not take into account two important groups: 1) The so-called “discouraged workers” (what a wretched...
Are we answering the call to respond to HIV/AIDS?
David Creech mentioned in his post this week that we would be featuring entries from young adults who attended the Interational AIDS Conference in Mexico City this summer. Here is the first.It is written by Joni Ricks, who is currently...
12 Days of Green & Good Christmas
You’ll want to share the CSR “12 Days of Christmas” link with your networks. Don’t forget to click on the star on the top of the tree to learn about make-a-difference gifts. Here’s another tip: Sign up for the Shareholders...
World AIDS Day
Today is the 20th annual World AIDS Day, a day when individuals and organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. AIDS and hunger are closely intertwined. AIDS is rapidly spreading in the...
Cyber Monday: Click and do good
Evidently “cyber Monday,” the Monday after Thanksgiving (December 1), is the biggest online shopping day of the year. If you’re an online shopper, consider these ways to “click and do good.” 1. Visit www.elca.org and scroll down to the “Gifts...
Let’s Talk Bread
I’ll be joining the Let’s Talk Bread group in here in Chicago this next Tuesday, December 2. If you live in the area (or will be visiting), we will be discussing (among other things) a phenomenal book, The Bottom Billion,...
From one generation to another
“One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4). My daughter, Annie, studied a picture of me praying with my mom. “You were three?” she asked. I nodded. “I was three when Umma...