Readings for the Fifth Week of Lent
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Readings for the Fifth Week of Lent

Each Sunday of Lent, Living Lutheran will share suggested readings and discussion questions to guide your reflection. You can discuss these questions in a small group or journal about them solo. Jeremiah…

Prayer ventures: March 15
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 15

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…

Sumud week 3: Belovedness in the wilderness
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Sumud week 3: Belovedness in the wilderness

Week 3 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is: “Belovedness in the Wilderness” with Fursan Zu’mot, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Redeemer Arabic-speaking congregation…

Lectionary blog: Divine pathos
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Divine pathos

Lectionary for March 17, 2024 Fifth Sunday in Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 My central theological commitment is that God is a God of divine emotions,…

Readings for the Fourth Week of Lent
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Readings for the Fourth Week of Lent

Each Sunday of Lent, Living Lutheran will share suggested readings and discussion questions to guide your reflection. You can discuss these questions in a small group or journal about them solo. Numbers…

Prayer ventures: March 8
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 8

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…

Sumud week 2: Good news of great joy for all people
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Sumud week 2: Good news of great joy for all people

Week 2 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is: “Good News of Great Joy For All People” with Imad Haddad, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran…

Stay with me
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Stay with me

Focal verse “Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray’” (Matthew 26:36). Reflection…

LWF issues statement of commitment to cease-fire and release of hostages in Gaza
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LWF issues statement of commitment to cease-fire and release of hostages in Gaza

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has issued a statement of commitment to a cease-fire and release of hostages in Gaza. “This week marks five months since the attack of Hamas…

ELCA Conference of Bishops calls for a permanent bilateral cease-fire in Gaza
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ELCA Conference of Bishops calls for a permanent bilateral cease-fire in Gaza

The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA has issued a statement calling for a permanent bilateral cease-fire in Gaza. “We urge President Joe Biden, our legislators, and all who lead…

What is Sumud? Week 1
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What is Sumud? Week 1

Following the Way of Jesus: a Lenten Holy Land Journey begins on the Sea of Galilee. The introduction video below will invite you into this 6-week series. Through this journey…