Grace isn’t just soft or sentimental. In Luke 16, Jesus reminds us that God’s grace can also be clever, resourceful, strategic, and bold enough to move through a messy world.
This clever grace is love that asks: “How can mercy make a difference here, in this moment, with these people?”
In a time when systems of greed and injustice feel overwhelming, we are called to live a grace that is both tender and wise, meek and courageous.
Not naïve. Not timid. But alive, discerning, and faithful.
We extend warm greetings to our Jewish siblings and neighbors as they celebrate Rosh Hashanah. May this New Year be filled with peace, hope, and abundant blessings. Shanah Tovah!
Join Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN) in partnership with St. Peter’s Episcopal Church for a community Teach-In Forum. Together, we will explore how faith traditions call us to respond to the pressing issues of our time.
We’ll examine ELCA Social Statements and Episcopal Policy for Action Statements as they relate to shared commitments around:
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
4:00 PM
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
314 N Division St, Carson City, NV 89703
Come learn, discuss, and engage as we ground advocacy in faith and deepen partnerships for justice.
We hope to have more events on Zoom in the coming months!
Join The Center of Addiction & Faith on Wednesday, September 24 at 10 AM PT for a webinar on addiction and youth.
Learn about current trends in adolescent drug use and evidence-based approaches that can make a meaningful impact in a young person’s life—from one of the nation’s foremost experts on adolescent recovery.
Register at https://tinyurl.com/youthtrends2025
Ask Congress to defend investments in refugee resettlement while urging the administration to restart fair, unbiased refugee admissions.
Since January 20, the Trump administration has resettled only a small number of refugees – a few dozen white South Africans, as well as approximately 70 refugees admitted through ongoing litigation and under waivers to the refugee ban – while stranding over 120,000 conditionally approved and vetted refugees, some of whom have been waiting for years for resettlement. At the same time, the administration has slashed funding for refugee processing, admissions, and resettlement.
The ELCA’s social message on Immigration states: “We draw on the best of our nation’s traditions as a refuge and haven for the persecuted and destitute when we affirm that ‘we support a generous policy of welcome for refugees and immigrants.’” This tradition stretches back to the years following World War II, when one out of every six Lutherans in the world was a refugee or displaced person, and Lutherans in the United States resettled tens of thousands of refugees in the United States. It continues today through the many Lutheran congregations, communities and ministries that welcome and support refugees.
As Congress debates the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget, ask Congress to defend federal investments in refugee processing, admissions and resettlement services. Ask your representatives to urge the administration to set a refugee admissions goal of 125,000 in FY26 and to ensure refugee admissions prioritize the most vulnerable, regardless of their country of origin, race or faith tradition.
Customize this message with your faith convictions and connections to refugee resettlement in your community. Thank you for speaking out in support of refugee resettlement! Learn more here about ELCA’s strategy to welcome, accompany and support immigrants and refugees in our communities.
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