by Collette Broady Every so often, when the creeping anxiety of never completed to-do lists finally overwhelms me, I become convinced that my life is unmanageable. Perhaps you know the feeling: going to bed tired and waking up the same way, ready to snap at the next person who asks for a favor, resentful of […]
Do you want to meet with other young adult women and share community, maybe dinner and discuss the topics that appear in each issue of Café? October 2013 Welcome the stranger, welcome Christ by Emily Ewing A seminarian advocates for immigration reform and shares how the stories of immigrants changed her life. Faith reflections: Immigration […]
How does the church meet young adults where they are? The Rev. Tiffany C. Chaney, shares Jesus’ command to go and share the Good News from Matthew 28. Check out the latest podcast here and on iTunes. You can read her article here.
by Emily Ewing Growing up, I knew several people who had immigrated to the United States because they worked for my dad. When I went to college, I met people who came to the United States for school. During college I moved to Argentina to study abroad. After I graduated, I immigrated to Slovakia to […]
by Emily Ewing As I ended my third year of college in Decorah, Iowa, in May of 2008, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted what was, at the time, the largest immigration raid in U.S. history in the nearby town of Postville. They rounded up so many men, women, and children that the only […]
Are you meeting with other young adult women and enjoying sharing community, maybe dinner and discussing the topics that appear in each issue of Café? Café, the monthly on-line magazine from Women of the ELCA, creates opportunities for women to connect and talk about issues that are important to them. Each issue of Café […]
by Tiffany C. Chaney Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he shared with his disciples what has come to be known as “The Great Commission.” These final words from Jesus, found in Matthew 28, gave a foundation for mission for the disciples who shared the good news of Jesus in many different places among […]
by Tiffany C. Chaney I remember when I was the only or one of few young adults at the table in the congregations where I was a member. I remember sometimes struggling to feel connected in communities of believers where I had very few peers in my age group and life situation. I […]
Are you meeting with other young adult women and enjoying sharing community, maybe dinner and discussing the topics that appear in each issue of Café? Café, the monthly on-line magazine from Women of the ELCA, creates opportunities for women to connect and talk about issues that are important to them. Each issue of Café […]
by Katie Brantner In the course of one year, I moved from Kansas back to Pennsylvania, graduated from seminary, got married, and received my first call. My first few months in ministry I felt completely overwhelmed by all of the changes in my life. While the changes were exciting and something I had been looking […]