St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minn. Partner, co-owner of Hansen Tree Farm; member, Minnesota Christmas Tree Association; retired research forester, U.S. Forest Service; volunteer, University of Minnesota forestry…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight (Matthew 3:3). My family always visits my parents for Christmas. Before we arrive, my mom asks what food we want….
For children and families Families Celebrate Advent & Christmas 2021-2022 The 2021-2022 deck of 56 Families Celebrate Advent & Christmas cards spans the four weeks of Advent, starting on Nov….
I remember this jarring image: It was the Christmas Eve candlelight service at my home congregation. A banner depicting Mary and Jesus in the manger had been hung from the…
Focal verse “An angel of the Lord appeared to [Joseph] in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for…
A Nebraska congregation’s annual holiday market turned hope into action more than ever in 2020, ending a year of uncertainty and transition with a triumphant exclamation point thanks to some…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2020, “Deeper understandings” has engaged the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. —Kathryn A. Kleinhans, dean of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio We tend…
Lectionary for Dec. 27, 2020 First Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 For the first Sunday of Christmas, a time when we live into and…
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