Hymn of the Month – I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Hymn of the Month – I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say. 
Prayer ventures: July 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 11

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
[Video] The legacy of Jürgen Moltmann
Voices of Faith

[Video] The legacy of Jürgen Moltmann

Kristin Johnston Largen, president of Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, shares about the impact of theologian Jürgen Moltmann on her own spiritual outlook. Moltmann, a professor of systematic theology at…
Prayer ventures: June 30
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 30

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Highly recommended

Highly recommended

For children and families What If I Can’t Explain God? “God is hard to explain. I’ve tried asking grown-ups to explain God, but they aren’t very good at it.” These…
Lectionary blog: Healing two daughters
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Healing two daughters

Lectionary for June 30, 2024 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 This week in the lectionary I was turned on to…
On Martin Luther and horror movies
Voices of Faith

On Martin Luther and horror movies

I was 4 years old when I saw my first horror movie. My parents loved to go to the movies, and this was the 1980s, when Freddie Kreuger, Michael Myers…
We are also citizens
From The Presiding Bishop

We are also citizens

The airwaves are filled with contentious political discourse. And, as we get closer to the November election, it will undoubtedly get louder and coarser. Each side seeks to catch the…
Hymn of the Month – Lift Every Voice and Sing

Hymn of the Month – Lift Every Voice and Sing

Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Lift Every Voice and Sing.   
A necessary book during a tumultuous time for the LGBTQIA+ community
Faith in Action

A necessary book during a tumultuous time for the LGBTQIA+ community

Editor’s note: Embracing Queer Family uses the term “Queer” to mean “anyone who does not identify as heterosexual and cisgender.” The authors acknowledge that not everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community…