Don’t give up
Faith in Action

Don’t give up

Focus verse “I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14). Reflection January bought our first official snowstorm of…
Prayer ventures: Jan. 27
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 27

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for…
Ordinary beauty in the new year
Faith in Action

Ordinary beauty in the new year

Focal verse “‘Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God is with us’” (Matthew 1:23). Reflection “Can…
A time to pay attention
Faith in Action

A time to pay attention

Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on Jan. 6, 2022. I have a bad habit of looking at my feet when I walk. I don’t often stub my toe or…
Highly recommended
Spiritual Resources

Highly recommended

Huck and Loona This charming story by Emily Kilgore, with illustrations by Florence Weiser, is set in the great Northwoods, where woodland friends Huck the bear and Loona the loon…
Lectionary blog: Growing kids and their parents
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Growing kids and their parents

Lectionary for Dec 29, 2024 First Sunday of Christmas 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 My three kids are still little but are growing up quickly….
Practicing Advent
Faith in Action

Practicing Advent

“There’s a Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar!” “A what?” I asked. I was in another room and not sure I had heard my wife correctly. “A Lego Star Wars Advent…
Keep dreaming
Faith in Action

Keep dreaming

Focal verse “You show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of…
A missional imagination
Faith in Action

A missional imagination

Led by a pair of 17-year-olds, a Wisconsin congregation is improving its members’ and neighbors’ lives by helping them learn about the role air quality plays in making choices about…
I’m a Lutheran: Caroline Bonnema
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Caroline Bonnema

Nurse Practitioner, Texas Oncology Triumphant Love Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas We transferred to Triumphant Love in 2018 from Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran [when] we moved just north of Austin…
Prayer ventures: Nov. 21
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 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 as together…
School pickup prayers
Faith in Action

School pickup prayers

Focal verse “Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18)….