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Faith in Action

ELCA Reformation grants awarded

The ELCA Reformation Anniversary Grant Program, from the Thrivent Financial Foundation Reformation Anniversary Grant, has awarded 19 grants to assist with 500th anniversary observances. Support has gone to those who…

10-year-old wears tie and spirit of welcome
Faith in Action

10-year-old wears tie and spirit of welcome

Zachary Fetter looks like your average 10-year-old: he bowls, sings in his elementary school chorus, is interested in model railroads and trolleys, and his buddies call him by a cool…

From persecution to witness
From The Presiding Bishop

From persecution to witness

For many months now people have been asking for some kind of statement about the persecution of Christians around the world. It seems to be a straight-forward issue. Christians are…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Shattering the cycle of fear

Lectionary blog for June 5 Third Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17 My grandfather, Reid Chilton, was a great storyteller in the old Appalachian…

Psalmist or physicist?
Faith in Action

Psalmist or physicist?

You could consider Steve Nahn a modern-day psalmist. David, the writer of Psalm 8, pondered with wonder: “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon…

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Prayer Ventures

May 27

Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…

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Prayer Ventures

May 18

Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…

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Prayer Ventures

May 15

Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…