A time to pay attention
Faith in Action

A time to pay attention

Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on Jan. 6, 2022. I have a bad habit of looking at my feet when I walk. I don’t often stub my toe or…
Prayer ventures: Jan. 5
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 5

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures (the prayers for the entire month can be downloaded here). These daily petitions are offered as a guide…
Prayer ventures: Dec. 28
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 28

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures (the prayers for the entire month can be downloaded here). These daily petitions are offered as a guide…
Crèche in cruciform
Voices of Faith

Crèche in cruciform

Sometimes stories in the Bible become so well-known that the characters are never released into our lives but are trapped in time, annually unboxed for seasonal sentiment. In her poem…
Prayer ventures: Dec. 25
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 25

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures (the prayers for the entire month can be downloaded here). These daily petitions are offered as a guide…
Prayer ventures: Dec. 24
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 24

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures (the prayers for the entire month can be downloaded here). These daily petitions are offered as a guide…
<i>The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</i> chooses safety while preaching boldness
Voices of Faith

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever chooses safety while preaching boldness

No one should be shocked to learn that the narrator of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever begins its last scene by declaring, “It really was the best Christmas pageant ever.”…
True and lasting joy
From The Presiding Bishop

True and lasting joy

Now in that same region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the…
Christmas Joy | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
From The Presiding Bishop

Christmas Joy | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

In her Christmas message, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton calls our attention to the word “joy” in the angel’s proclamation to the shepherds. “Do not be afraid, for see, I…
Practicing Advent
Faith in Action

Practicing Advent

“There’s a Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar!” “A what?” I asked. I was in another room and not sure I had heard my wife correctly. “A Lego Star Wars Advent…