The roller derby reverend
Voices of Faith

The roller derby reverend

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Saint Paul Area Synod on Jan. 12. The sport of roller derby has been around since the 1930s. The game (or “bout”)…
Prayer ventures: Nov . 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov . 11

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…
Prayer ventures: Aug. 22
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 22

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…
Prayer ventures: Aug. 10
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 10

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…
Three as one
Living Faithfully

Three as one

Decades before “teams” were popular in the workplace, a highly unusual one comprising three co-pastors was going strong at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Olympia, Wash. Between 1977…
ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on United Methodist Church General Conference
Living Faithfully

ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on United Methodist Church General Conference

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter on the United Methodist Church (UMC) General Conference, which concluded last week in Charlotte, N.C., after having…
“Christ-centered theology and preaching”
Mission & Ministry

“Christ-centered theology and preaching”

On the morning of Feb. 19, 1974, a theological struggle over ecumenism and the inerrancy of the Bible drew students of Concordia, a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) seminary in St….
Top five articles from 2023
Living Faithfully

Top five articles from 2023

As we wrapped up 2023, we took a look at some of our top stories from the year. Below are Living Lutheran‘s five most-read articles from the last 12 months….
My take: Pastoral approaches to the end—and the beginning
Voices of Faith

My take: Pastoral approaches to the end—and the beginning

Many believers are naturally curious about death and what comes after. This curiosity often appears in the context of funerals and hospitals, yet it also arises naturally throughout one’s life….