Stewardship Utilizing and managing all resources God provides for the glory of God and the betterment of God’s creation. (via the Holman Bible Dictionary) 1 Peter 4:10 Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. There’s Got To Be Another Word for That…

Evangelism As Lutherans, we are committed to telling the good news. Evangelism is sharing God’s love in Jesus, inviting others to trust this grace and join God’s work. We celebrate love as pure gift and continue Jesus’ ministry as our calling, shaping lives rooted in faith and service. (via ELCA.org) Matthew 28:19–20 19 Go therefore and…

Discipleship Discipleship is a lifelong journey of living out and spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. (via Women of the ELCA) Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. God’s Way of Turning the…

Almsgiving The act of voluntarily giving to those in need.   Hebrews 13:16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.   An Overlooked Discipline Every Lent we are invited to the three traditional practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Of the three almsgiving…

Adiaphora The term “adiaphora” is a transliteration of the Greek term (Latin: indifferentia; undifferentiated matters) meaning indifferent things.  (via Dictionary of Luther and the Lutheran Traditions) Romans 14:2-3 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one…

Sanctuary A holy place where God is present. In the wilderness, that was the tent of meeting; in the time of Solomon, it was the Temple at Jerusalem. In both places, the Lord’s presence was made visible as a pillar of smoke during the daytime and a pillar of fire at night. (via The Harper…