On 29 November, the LWF delegation was invited to the United Protestant Church of Pentemont-Luxembourg [Église Protestante Unie de Pentemont-Luxemboug] for Sunday…

The Lutheran World Federation organized its first interfaith “Peace Messengers Training” in September 2017. The participants gained skills and tools on advocacy, negotiation and mediation. They…

Faith gives our everyday life depth that takes us beyond the material boundaries of the world. We live in relationship with a living God and we have ethical ground to stand on. Still, we are confined to the natural world of wonder and beauty, but…

Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ by caring for our common home

Climate is changing. The atmosphere of the public debate on environmental protection is also changing. COP 24 clearly showed that conversations about joint actions to protect…

COP25: Courage for the work back home  

Catastrophes all over…

500th anniversary of Luther’s treatise ‘On the Freedom of a Christian

Finding our place in God’s great creation

There is a saying that goes, “We are born as originals, but die as copies.” The quote is originally formulated as a question by the poet Edward Young in the 18th century: “Born Originals, how…

Looking back at one year of the COVID-19 pandemic

One year ago, on 11 March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

This was an unprecedented challenge, where people, communities, and churches faced…

LWF’s General Secretary reflects on her first months in office and the mission of the Lutheran World Federation and its member churches

Last week I reached the milestone of my first 100 days as General Secretary of the Lutheran World…

Indigenous nations, colonization, and achieving future sustainable living

After attending the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, I fly back to my home north of the Arctic Circle in…