As our culture grapples with social, political and economic questions posed by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), the church is called into a conversation on adaptation and resilience….
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…
Author’s note: Lutherans and other hymn lovers may be surprised to learn how many of their favorite hymns come from medieval texts. Can anything good come out of the “Dark…
Editor’s note: This modified excerpt from Steven Charleston’s We Survived the End of the World: Lessons From Native America on Apocalypse and Hope (Broadleaf Books, 2023) is reprinted with permission….
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…
Para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre estamos hablando con luteranos de ascendencia latiné para amplificar las voces de nuestros hermanos…
In the movie Field of Dreams, baseball players mistake Iowa for heaven. In real life, cyclist Lorna Halaas called her state “the kingdom of God.” Halaas, bishop of the ELCA…
My friend Carmen Merritt died this spring at age 83. A person of intellectual and spiritual depth, of gentle kindness, humor and strength, he had lived a full life with…
Editor’s note: In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 10-16), Suicide Prevention Services co-founder Sherry Bryant spoke with Living Lutheran about how her son’s death put her on a…
When Grace Lutheran in Clarion, Pa., undertook a major building project—adding two floors of offices and classrooms to the back of its church building—signs that the small congregation was struggling…
Burnout is a big problem in our modern world as we always seem to be overbusy, overstressed, overscheduled and under-rested!nWhen burnout creeps in, it can rob us of the joy…
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…
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