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10 ways to manage your mental health
1. Eat healthy meals on a regular basis. Stay hydrated. By eating healthy foods that are full of vital nutrients, you can increase your overall wellbeing and decrease anxiety and stress.2. Get moving. Staying active is as good for the brain as it is for the body....
Women of the ELCA triennial logos continue to inspire
1990 First Triennial Convention, Anaheim, California “Celebrate God’s Creation” reminds us of our call to live as stewards of God’s creation. When we care for God’s creation, we work toward healing and restoration in our lives, relationships and the world.1993 Second...
“We have felt the power of your prayer” Gather Bible study leader continues work in Jerusalem
Following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel and the Israeli siege of Gaza, many Gather readers contacted Women of the ELCA churchwide staff to ask about the safety of Gather Bible study author the Rev. Dr. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni and her family. Many of the...
Already Worthy
Jesus placed her need at the center by LeeAnn Pomrenke SHE DOESN’T SPEAK UP FOR HERSELF. Maybe she did at one point, but it was too exhausting and demoralizing to be told or shown how little she mattered to the other “faithful.” So, she stopped. It’s true: It would...
Our vocation: It’s about learning to sing
by Mihee Kim-Kort— When my kids were a little younger they said all kinds of things in response to the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Today my sons will still say things like play for the Steelers or the Golden State Warriors or be an engineer....
Hope begins in the dark
by Elizabeth Hunter— "Hope begins in the dark," best-selling author Anne Lamott once said. In deep, dark, winter soil, little seeds nestled underground are kept safe and nurtured. When skies are dark, stars can be seen more clearly. In darkness, the natural sleep...
I began to journal.
by Linda Post Bushkofsky— I've always wanted to keep a diary. When I was in elementary school, I received a petite pink diary with a lock. I made a few entries, mostly about which boy talked with me or what I was doing in Girl Scouts. Nothing remarkable. Although that...
Host a Bible study retreat!
Introduce your friends to Gather by hosting a Bible study retreat. This downloadable resource provides some helpful tips to get you started.
Finding the rhythm of love
By the Rev. Jordan Miller-Stubbendick Each week I take my 2-year-old son, Julian, to a music class for young children. In socks or bare feet, we gather in a yoga studio in the basement of a Lutheran church, welcomed by the instructor, who is strumming a guitar. We...
June
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