Older members of your congregation may remember when most stores were closed on Sundays, or when public schools hosted Christmas pageants and taught kids to sing carols. In our current…
You hear the question in most every congregation: “How can we reach today’s youth?” The ELCA Youth Gathering, held every three years and just this past summer in Houston, is…
Voy saliendo en mi primer viaje a Holden Village, un centro para retiros cerca de Chelan, en Washington. He oído acerca de este Shangri-La (o paraíso) luterano desde hace años….
I’m leaving for my first trip to Holden Village, a retreat center near Chelan, Wash. I’ve heard about this Lutheran Shangri-La for years. I have sung and played the Holden…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 2 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-22 In our gospel reading, Jesus confronts people who focus on…
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…
Austin Channing Brown writes, preaches and teaches about racial justice. Her new book, I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Convergent, 2018)—which made Amazon’s top 20…
There are two sides to every story, the saying goes. But what about when an unexpected third side is revealed, giving the story even more dimensionality? The ELCA’s new monthly…
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