I’m a Lutheran: Mark Hansen
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Mark Hansen

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…

Prayer ventures: Dec. 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 11

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…

Welcoming Jesus
Faith in Action

Welcoming Jesus

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….

Highly recommended: Resources for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
Spiritual Resources

Highly recommended: Resources for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany

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….

The cross is the true gift of Christmas
From The Presiding Bishop

The cross is the true gift of Christmas

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…

Seeking and sharing love this Advent
Faith in Action

Seeking and sharing love this Advent

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…

Prayer ventures: Dec. 30
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 30

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…

Prayer ventures: Dec. 27
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 27

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…

Prayer ventures: Dec. 25
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 25

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…

Lectionary blog: On remembering the old promises
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: On remembering the old promises

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…