Sustainable power through women’s activity

On this International Women’s Day, our Metro D.C. Synodical Women’s Organization (SWO) encourages us with initiative both empowering and powering. A ribbon-cutting success was celebrated in November 2017 when Phebe…

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There has to be a way to feed all

by Dorothy Sorrell As a 16-year-old volunteering at a food bank, Maria Rose Belding, an ELCA member, saw food that was thrown away because of expiration dates and knew there…

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A valentine gift from God

A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” (Love Story). “Forgiveness guaranteed. Repentance optional” (sign in front of a Lutheran church). This…

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Church speak

A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP A colleague at the Lutheran Center related this story. An unchurched friend of hers was visiting and noticed her Advent calendar. “What…

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Landmark for our travels

A SEASON’S GREETING FROM OUR BISHOP There is a lot going on now, and we’re all bustling. But people love Advent anyway, and I believe this is because not even…

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Living in a broken world

A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP As I write this the Gulf Coast and Florida are starting the long recovery after hurricanes Harvey and Irma; Puerto Rico and…

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Veterans Day Prayers

by the Rev. Mark W. Olsen With Veterans Day, November 11th, and Sunday, November 12th fast approaching, especially remember in prayer those in military uniform, the veterans who have served,…

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