Katey Zeh thought she knew the stories in Scripture—and she did, but mainly those about men. When she started combing through the Bible looking specifically for women, named or unnamed,…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 1, 2019 12th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 One of my favorite fall activities is going on…
Lectionary blog for Aug 25, 2019 Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 During a conference call with seminary students, we talked about their visions for how to be…
Numbering in the millions yet often invisible, incarcerated Americans may soon feel less forgotten as a new spiritual resource works its way inside the nation’s myriad gray prison walls. The…
Lectionary blog for Aug 18, 2019 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 I’ve started a new call and we are still looking for…
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Lutheran identity”? For many of us who were raised Lutheran, our sense of this identity may be linked with a…
Lectionary blog for Aug 11, 2019 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 1:1, 10-20; Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 I’m writing this on the evening of July 4….
Kendall Vanderslice has a background in professional baking, food studies and theology. In her new book We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God (Eerdmans), she weaves…
My home is filled with journals. You’ll find them tucked into a drawer in my writing desk, lined on office shelves and stored in plastic boxes. Their pages recount my…
Lectionary blog for Aug. 4, 2019 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Hosea 11:1-11; Psalm 107:1-9, 43; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 As I drove my family around one morning running errands, my…
Debbie Blue’s new book Consider the Women: A Provocative Guide to Three Matriarchs of the Bible (Eerdmans) offers readers an expansive invitation to think more deeply about the lives of…
Lamentably, violence permeates much of our culture and poisons the well-being of too many individuals, families and communities. Of course, violence is a problem worldwide, but it’s especially sorrowful here…
You have attempted to access a feature of this website that is only available to members of livinglutheran.org.
A free membership gives you a customized dashboard for curated content based on your interest, the ability to like and save articles, an optional subscription to a weekly email digest “LL Stories”, and more.
Already have an account? log in
If you are a subscriber to the LL Stories email digest from before the introduction of the new website in December 2025, your account is intact, but your password will need to be reset unless you have a login for another ELCA website.
If you have a login for another ELCA website like community.elca.org, directory.elca.org or others you can use the password associated with that login.
Logout
