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Faith in Action

Another mama’s baby helped me remember

I asked a mama I hardly know if I could hold her baby. She looked relieved and handed him up to me from the chair where she was helping her…
Giving voice to the voiceless
Faith in Action

Giving voice to the voiceless

Julinda Sipayung has made it her life’s work to counsel, educate and empower Indonesian women who are victims of domestic violence to speak up and speak out. A Lutheran pastor…
Religion and radio
Faith in Action

Religion and radio

Jason DeRose has known he wanted to be a journalist since the sixth grade, so he was as surprised as anyone to find himself at the University of Chicago earning…
Psalmist or physicist?
Faith in Action

Psalmist or physicist?

You could consider Steve Nahn a modern-day psalmist. David, the writer of Psalm 8, pondered with wonder: “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon…
A hands-on approach to vocation
Faith in Action

A hands-on approach to vocation

Frances Blatchley remembers as a child pretending she was a nurse. “It was all I ever wanted to be from the time I was little,” she said. “My poor mother…
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Mission & Ministry

At 100, Aunt Helen is baptized

Helen Gallik Abelt moved to Sarasota, Fla., in 1959 with her second husband and two foster daughters. Not long after the move, her husband left the family. With no nearby…
Honoring Prince with his own words
Faith in Action

Honoring Prince with his own words

Chad Brekke, one of the pastors of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park, Minn., was attending a Mumford & Sons concert last Thursday when musician Prince died. When…
April 21
Prayer Ventures

April 21

Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
From The Lutheran to Living Lutheran
Mission & Ministry

From The Lutheran to Living Lutheran

German. Norwegian. Danish. Swedish. In the early and mid 1800s, you didn’t need to speak English to remain abreast with the happenings of the Lutheran church. At that time, the…
When making a living and living in service intersect
Faith in Action

When making a living and living in service intersect

Starbucks barista. Pharmacist. Substitute teacher. Nanny. Animal handler. Roller derby announcer. These seemingly unrelated professionals have one thing in common—they’re all leading “double lives” as church workers, most as pastors….
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Faith in Action

Distributing water in Flint

Photo: Niklaus Schillack, Church Relations Samaritas Kenneth Fouty, pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Clawson, Mich., passes water to ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton on Sunday afternoon, April 3….
Churches create autism-friendly activity bags
Faith in Action

Churches create autism-friendly activity bags

For children with autism, the noise and movement of an average worship service can be challenging. For their families, finding a welcoming church home can be just as difficult. This…