The word is definitely getting around. The ELCA’s Office of Research and Evaluation, this last spring, released the results of their projection regarding anticipated ELCA decline over the next 31…
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Shortly after the ELCA’s vote to change the sexual standards for ordained ministers in 2009, a strong and unexpected wind knocked over the bell tower of Central Lutheran Church in…
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Unfortunately, this has become a regular part of our monthly communications – our asking the question, “What Will It Be Next?,” as we find the ELCA slipping further and further…
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PLEASE, LORD, BRING FIRE For me one of the most challenging parts of writing an article or a letter is knowing where and how to start. I know what I…
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by Brett Jenkins, member of the board of Lutheran CORE Editor’s note: Originally called "Draft Social Statement on Women and Justice," the document which was developed by the ELCA Task…
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March 14, 2019 Dear Bishop Collins – I read with considerable confusion and concern your letter to the Rev. W. Stevens Shipman informing him that action had been taken by…
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Once again, the statement tries to have it both ways. Yes, Scripture is held “within the ELCA” as authoritative. But apparently the only way to discern “authoritative Scripture” is to…
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