God <i>will</i> transform this church
From The Presiding Bishop

God will transform this church

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. That’s our name. At least two parts of our name, “Evangelical” and “Church,” are either misunderstood or an outright stumbling block for a significant…

Dios transformará esta iglesia
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Dios transformará esta iglesia

La Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en América. Ese es nuestro nombre. Al menos dos secciones de nuestro nombre, “Evangélica” e “Iglesia”, o son incomprendidas, o son piedra de tropiezo para un…

Prayer ventures: March 4
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 4

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Prayer ventures: March 2
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 2

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Lectionary blog: Interrogating the “den of robbers”
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Interrogating the “den of robbers”

Lectionary for March 7, 2021 Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Jesus’ rampage in the temple complex to drive out sellers and money…

Prayer ventures: March 1
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 1

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Prayer ventures: Feb. 28
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 28

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Prayer ventures: Feb. 27
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 27

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Study guide: Something new emerges
Spiritual Resources

Study guide: Something new emerges

It’s part of our human condition—unexpected, unpredictable, unwanted events that cause us suffering and pain. Maybe the loss of a job, the end of a relationship, a loved one’s death,…

Prayer ventures: Feb. 26
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 26

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Study guide: So more people may know the way of Jesus
Spiritual Resources

Study guide: So more people may know the way of Jesus

Based on the speed and thoroughness of the culture change we have seen in the last 20 years or so, we can conclude one thing for sure: The church of…