ELCA World Hunger

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

“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...

If I may piggyback on Nancy’s (superb!) post, that to me is the problem with $2 gas. I drive much less when it costs $60 to fill up my tank than when it costs $30 (I remember when it cost...

I’ve never fully bought into the phrase, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Sometimes I think things just come close to killing you. But it occurs to me that the current economic conditions in the U.S. may be a...

Thanks for making this help possible In the midst of a humanitarian disaster, your generous giving to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal allows our church to accompany the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe in life-saving ways. Thank you. Please consider...