This Lent, US Lutherans are learning a new Palestinian practice: Sumud

United States RNS Lent is a time of reflection for many Christians, and each year a host of devotionals are published to bring insight and inspiration to the 40 days of contemplation leading to Easter. For the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a liberal denomination of close to three million members, the Lenten offerings this […]
Grim assessment: In Bethlehem, a Christian pastor says a year of protest for Palestinians shows few gains

JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Rev Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank…