ELCA World Hunger

On Sunday, November 9, lectors across the Church will read from Amos, chapter 5: But let justice roll down like waters. Take a moment to review the related pieces in the Pentecost 2008 edition of Congregation Connections (page 9). Maybe...

Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting texts that provide a window into the early Church’s attitude towards hunger and poverty. Today, I offer the perspective of a non-Christian critic. The late 2nd century satirist Lucian of Samasota mercilessly...

When I first started working with the ELCA World Hunger program, I couldn’t eat when I was at work.  Not because I didn’t have food, or because I wasn’t hungry.  After reading, thinking and talking about world hunger at work,...

I was reflecting this last week on Jesus’ parable about the Good Samaritan. The parable is a beautiful and surprising call to act on behalf of those who are in need, irrespective of race or creed. What I especially like...

Tomorrow night my wife is hosting (and participating in) a benefit concert for the Millenium Development Goals (if you live in the Chicago area and are interested in joining us, check out the website here). As we were talking about...

I think I can fairly say that the loss of biodiversity in the world is something the media reports regularly. We hear about polar bears and how many other animals face extinction. We hear about how much rain forest is...

I’ve heard the statistic several times before: about 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger related diseases. I knew that translated into about one death every 3.6 seconds, or about the time it takes an adult to take...

I was planning on posting on water today. While I was perusing the web, I came across this excellent slideshow (with audio) and an accompanying brief article. Both deserve some time. Several points are noteworthy and I will mention two....

While thinking about my third month anniversary of entering the ELCA universe of World Hunger & Disaster Appeal, I am both excited and humbled by my assignment. Never during my entire professional life have I been in such a supportive...

Earlier this year I shared a little bit about my trip to Nicaragua to visit Fair Trade coffee farmers. Tonight at 7PM Central Time–from the comfort of your own home or office–you can hear directly from Lutheran World Relief workers...