Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
Editor’s note: Throughout the summer, Living Lutheran is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with articles reflecting on the church’s role in civic life…
Take a look at this collection of photographs from the 2026 ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering, held under the theme “Woven Together.”
Today we are sharing five prompts to inspire you during your personal spiritual time so you can set your intentions for the week ahead. Tag @LivingLutheran on Instagram and/or Facebook…
The following are highlights of news and community projects being spearheaded by congregations like yours, which are collected from readers and synod e-newsletters. To share news of your congregation in…
Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from the e-newsletter “Stories from Your Nebraska Synod.” Used by permission from the synod, Tic Tac Toe Marketing and Erick Hill. On a…
Ben Eisele, a pastor and co-founder of the discussion group Brewed Theology (BT), was leading one of its monthly sessions at a local brewery. His group included several faithful attendees…
Ingrid Arneson Rasmussen, a pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, was handcuffed and arrested in January for kneeling in the middle of a road at the Minneapolis-St. Paul…
Focal verse “Who teaches us more than the animals of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?” (Job 35:11). Reflection: As our beloved shelter dog,…
Today we are sharing prompts to inspire you during your personal spiritual time so you can set your intentions for the weekend ahead. Take a moment to reflect on the…
At 24, Claudia Karola Santos Serrano is already deciding the future of her church in Puerto Rico. Since around age 7, she has quietly observed the needs of fellow congregants…
On June 24, leaders from the Oregon Synod and the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) gathered in Northeast Portland to sign documents returning the land of the former…
Four years ago, when Minnesota won the bid to host the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, Gwen Walz was confident her state was a good fit for the event….
For ELCA pastor Tom Gehring, life and faith would be incomplete without “songs to dance to that make you feel human.” A chaplain serving people in the Chicago area who…
Editor’s note: ELCA Racial Justice Ministries offers a variety of free resources that are available for digital download on the ELCA website. The next webinar in this series, “Freedom of…
The following appears in the 2022 African Descent Ministries Annual Report to remember the nine members of Emanuel American Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015. The…
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