After operating a guesthouse for homeless men for more than a decade, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Iowa, recently switched its ministry to single fathers who are caring…
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…
A new school year has begun. New teachers, new schedules, new routines and rhythms. This is an exciting time, but it can be difficult, and not just for students. All…
Focal verse “Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Reflection As I write this note, my daughter will begin second…
Let’s be honest: transitions are difficult. As summer comes to a close, families might despair at returning to a school schedule. Yet children, teens and adults thrive on structure. Does…
Focal verse “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Reflection Turn the calendar to August and you may see numerous things…
When my children were young, I spent way too much money on far too many playthings. With my grandchildren, I had a chance to pull back on the gifting (with…
Focal verse “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground” (Exodus 3:5). Reflection Summer mornings at the park…
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…
Naomi Mbise knows what it’s like to move between places, spaces and cultures. Mbise grew up in Tanzania but now finds herself on the campus of California Lutheran University, Thousand…
Focal verse “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another” (John 13:34). Reflection Last fall…
When I first met author and theologian Erin S. Lane, we were both voluntarily child-free. Meeting her was a gift to me because, especially in the church, I felt that…
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