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Voices of Faith
Memorial Day—a lost lament
Editor’s note: This article originally ran May 26, 2016. Six hundred years before the birth of Jesus, in response to Exile in Babylon, Jeremiah wrote, “A voice is heard in…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Daniel Lloyd
St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, Minn. Organist and pianist I started studying piano at the age of 6 and loved it. When I was 12, I heard the pipe organ…
Living Faithfully
A gathering table built to last
A 134-year-old college and a similarly venerable nearby congregation learned through an ELCA initiative that their neighbors were thirsting for them to partner in fostering togetherness. That’s how Pacific Lutheran…
Living Faithfully
News from ELCA advocacy
“If there is one thing that is truly global, it’s violence against women,” said Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Versailles, Ind. She made the remark at…
Voices of Faith
Check out “human books”
“We read to know we are not alone.” —C.S. Lewis I’ve always adored books, especially fiction. My childhood favorites usually had a character who was a bit like me. A…
Mission & Ministry
A legacy of service
In December 2023, after 27 years of serving disaster-ravaged communities around the country, Dale and Jean Peercy retired from volunteering with Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR). Their work with LDR took…
Voices of Faith
A conversation with Petra Limbong
This month Living Lutheran is speaking with Lutherans who are and identify as Asian, Asian American and/or people of Pacific Island (AAPI) heritage. We are honored to share the stories of…
Living Faithfully
Five quotes from the ELCA’s social message on mental illness
Mission & Ministry
Holding on to God and each other
Their names were Tommy, Moses, Junior, John, William—and there were many others. Their mothers’ names are Oretha, Grace, Victoria, Marline, Nora—and there are many others. They were elementary, high school…
Living Faithfully
Penman elected bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
Bryan J. Penman, Conshohocken, Pa., was elected May 4 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod. The election took place during the synod assembly, May…
Living Faithfully
The Mother Artist: Caregiving and creative practice
From almost the very beginning of our children’s lives, we invite them to make art: crayons, markers, paints and so many pieces of paper. When they get older, we encourage…
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Honoring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In May we celebrate National Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The ELCA’s Asian and Pacific Islander Ministries, in conjunction with the Minneapolis Area Synod, the Saint Paul Area Synod…
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