Prayer ventures: April 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 17

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…

Lectionary blog: Knowing and giving
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Knowing and giving

Lectionary for April 21, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 For this lectionary we continue last week’s theme of recognizing someone and…

This is: SUMUD
Mission & Ministry

This is: SUMUD

The ELCA’s primary companion church in the Holy Land is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL). This Arabic-speaking community of faithful Lutherans is the primary…

Lectionary blog: Recognizing & repenting
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Recognizing & repenting

Lectionary for April 14, 2024 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Have you seen or heard those modern morality tales about acting right…

Tuesday Intentions, April 2024
Spiritual Resources

Tuesday Intentions, April 2024

Today we are sharing a few prompts to encourage you during your personal spiritual time. We hope this collection will inspire you to be kind to yourself and others as…

Lectionary blog: Fellowship through sharing
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Fellowship through sharing

Lectionary for April 7, 2024 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1–2:2; John 20:19-31 We have a rule in our family—after a birthday or Christmas, the…

Readings for Easter
Spiritual Resources

Readings for Easter

As we transition from Lent into celebrating the Risen Christ, we continue hearing suggested readings and discussion questions to guide your reflection. You can discuss these questions in a small…

Sumud Week 6: Journey to the Cross
Voices of Faith

Sumud Week 6: Journey to the Cross

Week 6 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is “Journey to the Cross” with Rodny Said, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hope, at…

Easter message 2024
From The Presiding Bishop

Easter message 2024

“So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone for they were afraid.” That’s where the Gospel…

Bishop Eaton joins more than 140 global Christian leaders in call for Gaza cease-fire
Faith in Action

Bishop Eaton joins more than 140 global Christian leaders in call for Gaza cease-fire

In a new letter released during Holy Week, more than 140 bishops and executive leaders from churches, denominations and church-based organizations in the U.S. and around the world call for…

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From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Mensaje de Pascua 2024

“Y ellas se fueron huyendo del sepulcro, porque les había tomado temblor y espanto; ni decían nada a nadie, porque tenían miedo”. Era así como terminaba originalmente el Evangelio de…

Beyond evangelism: Sharing what matters
Voices of Faith

Beyond evangelism: Sharing what matters

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, president…