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To Lift in Prayer All Who Live with HIV/AIDS

  Today’s post is from Savanna Sullivan, Program Associate for the Strategy on HIV/AIDS with the ELCA.   As Lutherans, we believe in the power of prayer. We believe in the power of song, of the gospel, of community. We believe in the...

LiturgyGram: Why the Colors?

  Today’s blog post is taken from the Worship FAQ What is the Meaning and Use of Liturgical Colors?. For more resources, follow the link to the original FAQ.     In the Christian tradition, colors are used for vestments and paraments,...

Using Worship Care for Reflection and Connection

    John Weit recently wrote in the Worship E-news, “As we near the end of the 50 days of Easter, I hope you have had some time to reflect on worship during Holy Week and the Three Days in...

For Pentecost: an Energy Themed Mini-Toolkit

  This mini-toolkit of worship resources was created by the Minneapolis Area Synod’s EcoFaith Energy Campaign Team. This team focuses on renewable energy & power from perspectives of stewardship, creation care, advocacy, sustainability, organizing, vocation, and more. The team writes,...

Earth and Wind

Today’s post is by Robyn Sand Anderson, artist.   “Coming to faith is analogous to falling in love. One cannot fall in love in the abstract. Love comes through an encounter with another person. The same is true of faith....

Practicing Advocacy with Communities of Hope

  Today’s post is from Jennifer Crist, Pastor Mission Developer of Communities of Hope in Harrisburg, PA.   Communities of Hope, a synodically authorized worshipping community, began as an experiment to gather those unfamiliar with church and those who haven’t been to church...