Theologians and scholars representing the ELCA and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met Dec. 6-8, 2022, to engage in an ecumenical, theological dialogue at St. Mary’s Seminary &…
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you…
Sue and I approached the first house with trepidation. I had some paper and a pen in my hands, she balanced a tote bag full of plates of cookies carefully…
Henry Zorn, a pastor of Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Cincinnati, is never at a loss for words to describe how the congregation’s disaster-relief ministry benefits people. From helping…
(There are some spoilers for the film The Banshees of Inisherin ahead.) Colm Doherty cares about important things. A lifelong resident of the fictional Irish island Inisherin, Colm has spent his…
A chance to change the ELCA’s governance launched today when nominations to join the Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church opened. The commission, called for by the 2022 ELCA Churchwide…
As we wrapped up 2022, we took a look at some of our top stories from the year. Below are Living Lutheran‘s five most-read articles from the last 12 months….
Last Christmas a corner of Chicago’s Wrigley Field was transformed into an ice skating rink. Skating at the rink was a far cry from the ice skating I did on…
When I dieted, I’d think about food all day. I tried many things, but for me the easiest was to divide every single food into strict categories: “good” and “bad,”…
Focal verse “Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’” (Matthew 16:13). Reflection Our…
Editor’s note: In this article, the terms Anishinaabe, Ojibwe and Chippewa are used interchangeably. To learn why, visit whiteearth.com/history. For some the concept of “reparation” is a troubling one. How…
There are many ways to calculate “newness.” Clearly the new year is one—though the church’s new year started back in early December with Advent. Perhaps this season also means “new”…
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