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Look toward the light

Editor’s note: This article originally ran on July 3, 2020.  “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father…
Prayer ventures: June 21
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 21

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…
Fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers
Voices of Faith

Fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers

Do you hear that great whooshing sound in your congregation? It’s supposed to be the sound of the Spirit rushing in like a mighty wind during the season of Pentecost…
Holy greetings
Living Faithfully

Holy greetings

Focal verse  “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you” (2 Corinthians 13:13). Reflection The…
Learning liturgy
Living Faithfully

Learning liturgy

Focal verse “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”…
A call to service and a pandemic
Living Faithfully

A call to service and a pandemic

Like Abraham and Sarah, Daniel and Emily Womack stepped out in faith, not knowing where they were going, only doing their best to faithfully follow where they sensed God was…
Mother’s Day: It’s complicated
Living Faithfully

Mother’s Day: It’s complicated

Every year on the second Sunday of May, people across the U.S. honor the sacrificial love of mothers. It’s a time for family and festivities. Many celebrate by buying flowers,…
The joy of not-knowing
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The joy of not-knowing

One of my favorite unexpected joys of parenthood is how much I learn from reading children’s books. My older son has been fascinated with a book called Turtles and Snails…
Easter’s surprise
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Easter’s surprise

Focal verse “But I will hope continually, and will praise you yet more and more” (Psalm 71:14). Reflection Our children currently love the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems….