ELCA presiding bishop responds to anti-Semitic incidents in New York
Faith in Action

ELCA presiding bishop responds to anti-Semitic incidents in New York

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has responded to recent acts of anti-Semitic violence in the New York City Metropolitan area. “Today is the last day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of…

Satisfying spiritual hunger
Mission & Ministry

Satisfying spiritual hunger

One Sunday evening a month, Alex Mrakovich takes a break from the hustle and bustle of life to relax in a candlelit, music-filled space where he puts aside his worries….

Contributors, not inheritors
Spiritual Resources

Contributors, not inheritors

Like many parts of the world, Asia first saw the establishment of Christianity through the efforts of missionaries. But not everyone realizes that Asian Christianity dates back to first-century India,…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 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…

Highly recommended
Spiritual Resources

Highly recommended

The Family Time Bible Families looking to start a new tradition in the new year will appreciate this resource, created for kids ages 4 to 8 and their caregivers. Bestselling…

Keep awake
Spiritual Resources

Keep awake

Editor’s note: The Vinyl Preacher is a weekly podcast in which co-hosts—and ELCA campus pastors—Matt Keadle and Zach Parris discuss Sunday’s lectionary texts and create playlists of pop songs to…

Mister Rogers and the practice of silence
Voices of Faith

Mister Rogers and the practice of silence

When Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), the Esquire magazine reporter who serves as protagonist and audience surrogate in the new drama A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, meets Joanne Rogers (Maryann…

My faith journey: Everyday spirituality
Spiritual Resources

My faith journey: Everyday spirituality

“For most of my adult life, I’ve been struggling to find a spiritual practice that works for me,” someone told me in confidence. In separate conversations, others have privately confessed…

Biblical drama played out in pop songs
Spiritual Resources

Biblical drama played out in pop songs

Editor’s note: The Vinyl Preacher is a weekly podcast in which co-hosts—and ELCA campus pastors—Matt Keadle and Zach Parris discuss Sunday’s lectionary texts and create playlists of songs to listen…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 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…

The (eventual) resurrection of the rural church
Voices of Faith

The (eventual) resurrection of the rural church

Squatting stubbornly just outside downtown Le Mars, Iowa, is a wide brick building that used to be the high school but now serves as the Plymouth County Historical Museum. The…