May 5: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day
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May 5: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Racial Justice blog. May 5 is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) Awareness Day. In 2021, as a follow-up to the ELCA…

Hymn of the month – Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds
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Hymn of the month – Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds

Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds.  “Now All the Vault of…

Lectionary blog: Love isn’t optional
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Lectionary blog: Love isn’t optional

Lectionary for May 5, 2024 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 When I was an undergrad (a very long time ago) the father…

Study guide on climate crisis released
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Study guide on climate crisis released

A new, four-session study guide was released by the ELCA this month, in connection with Earth Day. “Our Kairos Moment: A Study Guide on Earth’s Climate Crisis” is based on…

Lectionary blog: “Cleaning” branches
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Lectionary blog: “Cleaning” branches

Lectionary for April 28, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 Do you ever have those moments when you, after years of studying…

Lectionary blog: Knowing and giving
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Lectionary blog: Knowing and giving

Lectionary for April 21, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 For this lectionary we continue last week’s theme of recognizing someone and…

Finding the divine in each day
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Finding the divine in each day

Ále Suárez is a singer-songwriter, an expressive arts therapist and a recent Master of Divinity graduate of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Suárez dreams of creating a safe space for the…

Lectionary blog: Recognizing & repenting
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Lectionary blog: Recognizing & repenting

Lectionary for April 14, 2024 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Have you seen or heard those modern morality tales about acting right…

“This is where you can meet God”
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“This is where you can meet God”

For years Sunday worship had felt more routine than restorative for Ellen Flanders, a lifelong member of Christ United Church in DeWitt, Mich. Then Alex Aivars, pastor of the ELCA-Episcopal…

Tuesday Intentions, April 2024
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Tuesday Intentions, April 2024

Today we are sharing a few prompts to encourage you during your personal spiritual time. We hope this collection will inspire you to be kind to yourself and others as…

Lectionary blog: Fellowship through sharing
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Lectionary blog: Fellowship through sharing

Lectionary for April 7, 2024 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1–2:2; John 20:19-31 We have a rule in our family—after a birthday or Christmas, the…