Websites and Resources
Check out these sites for more information about Christianity, the Coastside Community, and outreach projects in association with Coastside Lutheran Church.
Here are uplifting links you may find helpful while we shelter in place.
PRAY AS YOU GO--10 minute daily devotions of song, scripture, and meditation
Salt Project weekly commentary, poem, & almanac on Sunday readings
Wednesday Evening worship with The MANY 6 pm PST
Holding On to Hope National Prayer Service
ELCA Bishop Eaton joins other religious leaders in a worship for healing and wholeness for our Nation.
Learn about ways you can be an anti-racist on our Resource Page
(or click here to Download List of Recommended Books/Films as a PDF)
Online connection for those in recovery
Family Sunday School lessons from SparkHouse Publishers
Resources in Combating Racism
Here are some resources to help you learn, grow and become involved in the fight against racism.
VIDEOS TO WATCH:"The Danger of a Single Story" by ChimamandaNgozi Adichie
"What I Am Learning From My White Grandchildren: Truths About Race" by Anthony Peterson "Understanding My Privilege" by Susan E. Borrego "The Dangers of Whitewashing Black History" By David Ikar "How Racist Are You?" by Jane Elliot Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho (Series of short videos) Black Lives Matter: God is Grey (with Lenny Duncan) 13th
When They See Us Central Park Five Tragedy Reframed in Netflix Series "When They See Us" Just Mercy I Am Not Your Negro 
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BOOKS TO READ:The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt How to be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein Interview with Rothstein on NPR So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Dear Church: A Letter from a Black Pastor to the Whitest Denomination in the US. by Lenny Duncan Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 
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PODCASTS TO HEAR:1619 (New York Times)
2 Interviews with the 1619 project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones: Code Switch (NPR) Intersectionality Matters! Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
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ELCA - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- What the ELCA believes
Vibrant Faith at Home
Living Lutheran
Courage Renewal
Reconciling In Christ/Reconciling Works
- What the ELCA believes
Vibrant Faith at Home
Living Lutheran
Courage Renewal
Reconciling In Christ/Reconciling Works
ELCA Related Web Sites
The Sierra Pacific Synod of the ELCA site, providing information about local ministries, congregations and programs
Lutheran Social Services of Northern California, the social service and advocacy arm of our regional ministry, including specific services and programs aimed at topics including HIV/AIDs, adoption, homeless ministries
Learn about ELCA Colleges and Universities:
Sharing Faith - Whether you're looking for someone to talk to, searching for more meaning in daily life, or seeking ways to bring your family closer together, the ELCA can help through this Web site. (Offered in Spanish at Compartiendolafe.org)
Faith & Wisdom Welcome to Life Long Learning Opportunities, a ministry of the Episcopal Church USA, ELCA and United Methodist Church. This searchable database will allow you to locate learning opportunities throughout the world.
Lutheran Disaster Response, a cooperative ministry of the ELCA and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Lutheran Film Associates (LFA) is the agency through which Lutheran churches have created and distributed movies and television shows for more than 50 years. Most have reached large U.S. and international media audiences.
The Lutheran is the magazine of the ELCA. This site offers the current issues and past issues of The Lutheran.
Lutheran Social Services of Northern California, the social service and advocacy arm of our regional ministry, including specific services and programs aimed at topics including HIV/AIDs, adoption, homeless ministries
Learn about ELCA Colleges and Universities:
- plts.edu- Pacific Lutheran Theological School in Berkeley, a member of the Graduate Theological Union
- clunet.edu- California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA
- plu.edu-- Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA
- Lutheran Campus Ministry of the ELCA Division for Higher Education and Schools assists persons in academic settings to discover and fulfill their vocation in Jesus Christ.
- Lutheran Student Movement, USA, is a pan-Lutheran student- led organization that promotes the active participation of students in the life and mission of the Lutheran Church on their campuses, in their communities, and as individuals.
Sharing Faith - Whether you're looking for someone to talk to, searching for more meaning in daily life, or seeking ways to bring your family closer together, the ELCA can help through this Web site. (Offered in Spanish at Compartiendolafe.org)
Faith & Wisdom Welcome to Life Long Learning Opportunities, a ministry of the Episcopal Church USA, ELCA and United Methodist Church. This searchable database will allow you to locate learning opportunities throughout the world.
Lutheran Disaster Response, a cooperative ministry of the ELCA and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Lutheran Film Associates (LFA) is the agency through which Lutheran churches have created and distributed movies and television shows for more than 50 years. Most have reached large U.S. and international media audiences.
The Lutheran is the magazine of the ELCA. This site offers the current issues and past issues of The Lutheran.
