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Voices of Faith

A call to teach

I enjoy new beginnings, and as a churchgoing educator, I get three “new years” annually: the first on Jan. 1; the second in August or September as the academic year…

Connected through music & community
Living Faithfully

Connected through music & community

For 25 years, music has played a vital role at House of Mercy, St. Paul, Minn. In addition to regularly hosting concerts by local and national acts, the congregation has…

The ritual of everyday prayers
Living Faithfully

The ritual of everyday prayers

Like many new parents, I constantly heard the refrain “They grow up so fast” when my children were babies. Parents say this, of course, because it’s true. In the blink…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 5
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 5

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 life…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 29

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 life…

The spirituality of natural burials
Spiritual Resources

The spirituality of natural burials

When their father died suddenly from pancreatic cancer in 1981, Rodger Ericson and his brother scrambled to make arrangements with an out-of-state funeral home. While the funeral came together quickly,…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 26

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 life…

Highly recommended
Spiritual Resources

Highly recommended

Picturing God Author-illustrator Ruth Goring depicts over a dozen biblical images for God, including “Word,” “Light,” “Living Water” and “Bread of Life.” Her text and illustrations combine to provide a…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 19
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 19

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 life…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 14

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 life…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 13
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 13

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 life…

Stewards of our bodies at every stage
Living Faithfully

Stewards of our bodies at every stage

“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit?” (1 Corinthians 6:19). At 6:30 a.m., my son approaches me. “Dad, can I do some yoga?”…