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 features […]
by Angela T. Kahbeb I just got back from the dentist with our 5-year-old son, Konami. A trip to the dentist is rarely a welcomed event for most children, but since our son has autism, it was especially challenging. Because of his limited speech, it is difficult for him to articulate his needs. […]
Sometimes our friendships may experience death but also resurrection. Sarah Scherschligt explains in this month’s podcast. Check out the April podcast here and on iTunes.
Earlier this month, the Café podcast was awarded an Award of Excellence in the Digital Communications class from the Religion Communicators Council. One of the winning episodes was the podcast from November 2012. Janelle Neubauer, 24, a first-year seminary student at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago talked with Cafe’s editor, Elizabeth McBride, […]
The Café group from Bethlehem Lutheran Church invites you to network with other young adult women. Enjoy complimentary chocolate and entertainment while learning about Café , Women of the ELCA’s award-winning online publication for young adult women. Saturday, April 6, 1-4 Bethlehem Lutheran Church 212 S. Broad Street Middletown, Ohio 45044 Here’s the invite. RSVP […]
by Jenna Pulkowski The culture teaches us that we should avoid death for as long as possible. We are bombarded with the latest health information about what we need to do to lose weight, look younger, and live longer. Our society has an intense fear of death. Sometimes I marvel that we even […]
Trigger warning: This article discusses sexual violence by Elizabeth McBride Among the horrific details of the events of a 16-year-old girl being raped by football players while intoxicated, one article lifted up a detail that I had not read anywhere else. The writer points out that one of the witnesses prevented one of the […]
by Jeni Grangaard The Jewish tradition of Tikkun Olam, which means, “the healing, repairing and transforming of the world,” suggests that we humans have a shared job to heal the world. All people are called and gifted to enter into the brokenness together to repair what has been broken. The Japanese have a tradition called […]
by Jeni Grangaard “You know what we love about you, pastor?” says one of my faithful 80-year-olds. “You share who you are, for better and for worse. It helps us tell our stories, whether they are good or bad.” She said this in reference to my public confession of being pulled over for speeding […]
With work, family and other obligations, our expectations of ourselves may be out of whack. Learn how saying no can help us say yes. Sarah Scherschligt explains in this month’s podcast. Check out the February podcast here and on iTunes.