Dear Easter people,

Thank you for walking together through this year’s Lenten journey. More than 400 participants from across the five synods of ELCA Region 2 joined in the Lenten Challenge, grounded in Jesus’ words from Matthew 25:37–40: “Lord, when did we see you?”

Together, we prayed, reflected, and acted—seeking Christ in our neighbors and responding with compassion and generosity.

We give thanks for the many voices that shaped this journey through daily devotions, and especially to the Rev. Nelson H. Rabell-González for curating this year’s series. Through these reflections, participants were invited not only to see Christ more clearly in the world, but to respond through concrete acts of love and justice.

That response continues.

Support for ELCA World Hunger remains open through May 31.

If you have not yet made a gift, there is still time to participate. Your generosity—of any size—helps address the root causes of hunger and poverty, both locally and globally. Congregations are also encouraged to take part, extending this shared Lenten practice into ongoing ministry.

Ways to give:

• Donate online through the Region 2 Lenten Challenge portal (open through May 31)
• Send a check using Appeal Code: R2LENT2026

As Lutherans, we are shaped by a faith that is always active in love. The question from Matthew 25 does not end with Lent—it becomes a way of life. In serving our neighbors, we encounter Christ himself.

Thank you for being part of this shared witness across Region 2.

Support the work of ELCA World Hunger—Donate today.

As we prepare for Nevada’s 84th Legislative Session, we are reminded that the power of the people must always remain at the center of our work. Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada is proud to join the Nevada Housing Coalition.

This partnership strengthens our shared commitment to addressing Nevada’s housing challenges and advocating for policies that ensure safe, stable, and affordable housing for all. Through this collaboration, we will deepen our work with congregations across the state, equipping communities, building relationships, and amplifying the voices of those most impacted.

Together, we will work alongside partners to advance meaningful solutions and ensure that faith-rooted advocacy continues to shape the public conversation. Because when we organize, collaborate, and lift our voices together, real change becomes possible.

Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada wants to remind you that we are getting closer to the June Primary Elections here in Nevada. Here is a convent checklist to help make a plan to vote.

Are you Registered to Vote? Have you checked your voter registration status?

Start your online registration on Nevada’s election website.

Check your Voter Status on Nevada’s election website.

• Check that your voter registration information is updated on VOTE.NV.gov
  • Confirm your residential and/or mailing addresses, party registration, email and cell phone number.
  • Contact information is important for you to receive election-related updates from your election officials!
• Ensure your ID or Driver’s License is valid and up-to-date
  • Visit your local DMV or ID Card issuer’s office to renew or update your identification.
• Identify trusted sources of election information
  • Nevada Secretary of State’s Office.
  • Contact your local County Clerk or Registrar of Voters.
    • Visit NVSOS.gov for contact information.
• Make your voting plan
  • Research candidates and ballot questions.
    • 2026 Statewide list of candidates.
    • 2026 Primary Election list of candidates.
  • Decide how you will vote! In-person during Early Voting or Election Day, by mail or ballot dropbox.
  • Identify nearby polling places or ballot dropboxes.
    • Early Voting and ballot dropbox hours can vary by county and location; Election Day hours: 7am-7pm.

Next Election (Primary) :

• The 2026 Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.  
• The Effective Absentee System for Elections (EASE) will be available to use not later than Friday, April 24, 2026 and will close with polls on election day.
• Early Voting starts Saturday, May 23, 2026 and goes through Friday, June 5, 2026. 

General Election : November 3, 2026

• The 2026 General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
• The Effective Absentee System for Elections (EASE) will be available to use not later than Friday, September 18, 2026 and will close with polls on election day.
• Early voting starts Saturday, October 17, 2026 and goes through Friday, October 30, 2026.

Dear Faith Leaders,

Please join us online via Zoom for 90 minutes on Wednesday, April 29, for our fourth and final intentional learning opportunity in this series on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, where we will be joined by Rev. Dr. Andrea L. Walker and Rev. Sonja Ware, PCC.

“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are how we move from reality to justice!” — Rev. Dr. Andrea L. Walker

This learning opportunity is made possible by a grant awarded to ELCA’s Coaching Ministry from the ELCA’s Strategy for Authentic Diversity team. This fourth module will bring together everything learned in the first three modules, discuss how bias might show up in coaching, and include a live coaching demo around the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).

More details can be found here.

Advance registration required.

If you missed (or want to review again) the first three modules, you can watch those recordings here:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Module One (Rev. Dr. Andrea L. Walker)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Module Two (Rev. Sonja Ware, PCC)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Module Three (Rev. Dr. Andrea L. Walker)

In holy disruption,
Your ELCA Coaching support team

Mission: Cultivating Your Calling
Vision: Nobody Journeys Alone
https://www.elcacoaching.org

The Psalms are dangerous. These ancient songs inspire us and bring us a sense of joy, but they also scare us. They might even transform our faith.

The Psalms of the Hebrew Bible testify to a rich, complicated life–150 stories from a people passionate and honest about the complexities of human experience. The psalmists were creative, openhearted musicians who composed and sang with their community. Their lyrics reveal that they clearly struggled with God and wrestled with their place in the world. Over time, Christians have eschewed this complexity in favor of an unhelpful model of relating to God, one that prioritizes happiness, purity, and prosperity. This model depicts a fragile God who demands praise and is disappointed in brokenness. It lessens God in our eyes and erects barriers between us. Fortunately, to counter this model, we need only reengage with the Psalms on their own terms.

Taking us on a tour through the Psalms, Dangerous Songs explores three grand dimensions of human life–thriving, desolation and uncertainty. With an eye toward trauma theory, the psychology of recovery, practices of cultivating delight, and the inherent musicality of the Psalms, longtime Psalms teacher Richard Bruxvoort Colligan offers an integrative approach to the complexity of life and lifelong spiritual formation. People have long turned to the Psalms for comfort and consolation. Now Dangerous Songs also reveals how, if we read them with fresh eyes and a willing heart, these ancient texts will wreck our perfectly okay faith–and transform it into something deeper.

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