I’m a Lutheran: Fuad Nijim
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I’m a Lutheran: Fuad Nijim

Editor’s note: As we near the end of April, we are reposting Fuad Nijim’s “I’m a Lutheran” column to celebrate Arab and Middle Eastern heritage. See also “A conversation with…

Prayer ventures: April 25
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 25

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: On doors and disciples
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: On doors and disciples

Lectionary for April 30, 2023 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Too often much of Christianity is about gatekeeping. Do you think the…

Short stories and small comforts
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Short stories and small comforts

Eric Krewson started his band the Chairman Dances just after completing a musicology program in 2010. Around the same time, he was experiencing what he calls a spiritual reawakening, and…

Prayer ventures: April 20
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 20

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…

Rewilding spirituality
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Rewilding spirituality

Editor’s note: This modified excerpt from Heidi Barr’s Collisions of Earth and Sky: Connecting With Nature for Nourishment, Reflection, and Transformation (Broadleaf Books, 2023) is reprinted with permission. There is…

Lectionary blog: Who is Jesus?
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Who is Jesus?

Lectionary for April 23, 2023 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Matthew is my favorite Gospel, as longtime readers know. And…

Prayer ventures: April 16
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 16

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…

Prayer ventures: April 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 14

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…

Five thoughts for your Thursday
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Five thoughts for your Thursday

Today we are sharing five prompts to help inspire your personal spiritual time. Take a moment to reflect on the following and journal your thoughts. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And…

My faith journey: Glimpsing God’s mind
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My faith journey: Glimpsing God’s mind

“[Science] is glimpsing God’s mind and being in awe of it.” —Francis Collins, to the Templeton Foundation For most of my life I had no interest in science. I considered…

Lectionary blog: Insisting on the Resurrection
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Insisting on the Resurrection

Lectionary for April 16, 2023 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 I’m not the most dogmatic pastor. I love listening to folks…