Prayer ventures: July 22
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 22

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…

Biden visits Augusta Victoria Hospital
Living Faithfully

Biden visits Augusta Victoria Hospital

President Joe Biden visited the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)-operated Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in Jerusalem July 15 as part of a two-day presidential visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories….

Prayer ventures: July 19
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 19

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: God loves bold requests
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: God loves bold requests

Lectionary for July 24, 2022 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-15; Luke 11:1-13 I have strong memories of growing up in churches, listening to the prayers…

Prayer ventures: July 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 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…

Prayer ventures: July 15
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 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…

Lectionary blog: Time with God
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Time with God

Lectionary for July 17, 2022 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:1-10; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 I’m a bad host at dinner parties. I prepare the food so it’s…

The good Samaritan
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The good Samaritan

I have been thinking a lot about the parable of the good Samaritan lately (Luke 10:25-37). Parts of it are so familiar—the unfortunate victim, the robbers, the priest, the Levite,…

Prayer ventures: July 8
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 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…

ELCA hosts “Embody the Word” online Bible study series
Living Faithfully

ELCA hosts “Embody the Word” online Bible study series

In preparation for the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, ELCA members are encouraged to participate in a series of online Bible studies that will explore the assembly theme, “Embody the Word,” from…