Courtesy of Rebecca Gummere The day I was ordained as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), I knelt on the hard brick steps of the seminary chapel and made promises to ...

Reflecting on the consequences of removing God from society, this devotional examines the decline in moral values, the impact ...

I still get teary-eyed when I remember that day—standing at my mother’s doorstep, unable to speak through my tears. “Oh my goodness, are you okay?” she asked with immediate concern. I had lost ...