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The blessings of a nap
By Elise Seyfried WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I spent a lot of time with my dad’s mom, my beloved Nana. Nana would rent a cottage at the New Jersey shore for the whole summer and invite our family down for weeks at a time. It was a welcome respite from the brutal New York City...
Of monkeys, tears and the Wisdom of God
I was terrified. And I cried. I was living and working at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong at the time. I’m not weepy or alarmist by nature. I’d weathered a ginormous flying cockroach in my shower. Swatted it hard and disposed of it. I wasn’t crying...
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July 2025: “Where two or more are gathered: Flourishing in relationships” video supplement 2
Watch the video. (July) Session Two: Relationships that sustain us: Where you go, I will go One cannot get far in this life without encountering suffering. Loss, betrayal and tragedy show up in our own lives and in the lives of those we love. In this Bible study, we...
Hide and seek: What Advent taught me about grief
By Emily Wiles WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I was a champion seeker in the game of hide and seek. I had an uncanny ability to uncover even the most elusive hiding spots with precision. However, when it was my turn to hide, impatience would get the better of me. I would often aid...
Women’s History Month resources
The Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas Saint Birgitta of Sweden: paving the way for female writers and philosophers Hildegarde of Bingen Catherine of Siena Women of the ELCA Women’s History Month video series, “The living history of faith-filled women” ...