Worship at Fort Leonard Wood
Today’s post comes from Rev. Christopher Laughlin, chaplain at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I was an Army Reserve chaplain and a parish pastor; I served a small, rural parish in Michigan. I currently serve as a basic training battalion chaplain...
Sacred Self: A Holy Trinity Reflection
Today’s post is by artist Robyn Sand Anderson. Painting has become a very spiritual practice in my life. And, I believe it can be for you, even if you aren’t an artist. My friend, Pastor Kathie Nycklemoe (ELCA, St. Stephen,...
Mothering God: A Reflection on Mother’s Day in Worship
Today’s post is by Amanda Highben who serves as Pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Dublin, Ohio. Mothering God, you gave me birth in the bright morning of this world. Creator, source of ev’ry breath, you are my...
Persistence, Presence, and Proclamation
Today’s post is by Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Director of Advocacy for the ELCA. The Feast of Pentecost starts with a blast of fast rushing wind. The season itself can seem to go on forever. Entering my first parish call, a...
Grafted to The Root: The Gift of ALCM for Music Ministry
Today’s post is by Omaldo Perez, Director of Music at Zoar Lutheran Church in Perrysburg, Ohio. Grafting, as a horticultural technique, is defined as the joining of different plant tissues in a manner that makes possible their future growth together....
Worship Resources for the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert Moore is a rostered pastor in the ELCA serving Global Missions in Leipzig and Wittenberg where he is director of the ELCA Wittenberg Center. In the summer of 2017 the Protestant Church of Germany (EKD) reached out to...