Having lived in south Florida for 8 years prior to moving to Minneapolis 3 years ago, I find myself focused on news about Hurricane Katrina and the impact on the lives of people throughout the southern part of the USA. Of course, the ELCA’s Disaster Response group jumped right in to assist [...]

On Monday evening, I attended the Faith in the City governance meeting. Faith in the City is a collaborative group of seven Lutheran-heritage organizations, based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul. These seven organizations are Augsburg College, Central Lutheran Church, Fairview Health Services, Luther Seminary, Lutheran Social Service [...]

I spent part of yesterday at the Mt. Olivet Retreat Center, south of the Twin Cities, with our sales representatives who serve congregations throughout the ELCA and ELCIC and with the managers of our 10 (soon to be 11!) bookstores in the USA and Canada. They are a fabulous group! They are smart, [...]