LWF releases statement on protection of hospitals in conflict zones
Faith in Action

LWF releases statement on protection of hospitals in conflict zones

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has released a statement condemning attacks on hospitals and medical infrastructure. “Hospitals in conflict zones must be protected,” the statement read, in part, citing “two…

A ministry of accompaniment
Faith in Action

A ministry of accompaniment

In the moments just before she learned she had been elected bishop of the Rocky Mountain Synod, Meghan Johnston Aelabouni was sitting alone in prayer. Throughout the election process, she…

Perspective: A paradigm for the future church
Mission & Ministry

Perspective: A paradigm for the future church

At the end of Christendom, the church is in crisis. The conditions that allowed the growth of the church until the 1960s have collapsed. While nostalgia for that era continues,…

Lectionary blog: The ark and the law
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The ark and the law

Lectionary for July 14, 2024 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 Much like the entrepreneurial world, the church-planting/new start world has a…

Prayer ventures: July 5
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 5

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…

Stay in the game
Faith in Action

Stay in the game

Focal verse “Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not…

Prayer ventures: July 3
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 3

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…

Lectionary blog: Necessary welcome
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Necessary welcome

Lectionary for July 7, 2024 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10; Psalm 48; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 “All are welcome” proclaim the signs above the entrances to…

Practicing acts of micro-kindness
Voices of Faith

Practicing acts of micro-kindness

Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024, “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen,…

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…

Prayer ventures: June 23
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 23

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…