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Jesus: Living stone
On the final Sunday of August we’ll hear the prophet Isaiah urge us to “look to the rock from which you were hewn” (Isaiah 51:1). In these late summer Sundays,…
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I’m a Lutheran: Grace Wolf-Chase
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the country. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
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Growing faith
Over the course of my life, it has become easier for me to trust God. My faith has not grown because I’m exceptional, but simply because I have more experiences…
Reformation 500: 50 things Luther taught that you may not know
As we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Living Lutheran is exploring 500 of its unique aspects, continuing the series this month with 50 Reformation things you may not…
Faith in Action
Children-in-worship series: More than kids’ bulletins
Children today are, as we well know, increasingly tech-savvy. They are practically born with iPads in their hands, and, yes, they bring them to worship. We are often slow, congregationally…
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Perspective: A bigger table in a divisive era
On July 26, the Trump administration filed an amicus brief stating that the provisions under Title VII (which dates back to 1964) do not refer to people in the LGBTQIA…
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A new sense of purpose
The Rev. Jackie Utley of Ascension Lutheran Church in Columbia, S.C.—the first African American to be ordained in the ELCA in South Carolina—came away from the recent Women of the…
Faith in Action
Children-in-worship series: More liturgy, not less
Because liturgy is a way of living God’s story, giving our human response to that story and sharing that story, the more we expand our worship life, the richer we…
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How to confess what we have left undone
Editor’s note: This article is the third in a four-part series exploring the relevance of Martin Luther’s catechism for our lives today. “Here reflect on your walk of life in…
Faith in Action
Children-in-worship series: Everyone can serve
More than attendance The purpose of including and encouraging children in church—as well as their parents—is not to “improve our numbers.” It’s to get the gospel into the marrow of…
Theology & Beliefs
Pondering the word
Lutherans from all over the world hear the word of God in their native languages. Growing up as a Latino Lutheran in south Texas was no different. It meant that…
Mission & Ministry
A Jonah discovery
The book of Jonah takes up exactly two pages in my Bible. But as with many parts of God’s word, just a little bit can alter the course of a…
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