Church Life

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 23

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

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My take: Letter to a stranger

“My dear brothers and sisters, we are already one. But we imagine we are not. And what we have to recover is our original unity. What we have to be…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 9

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 3

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Jillian Russell

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Waldo, Ohio Guest relations coordinator, HopeWood Outdoors (Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio) Firefighter/emergency medical technician, Fort Morrow Fire Department and Battle Run Fire Department I have been…

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Time in a faith community

I don’t quite know how I, the program director for African Descent Ministries, ended up at the Asian Lutheran International Conference (ALIC), but nothing could have prepared me for the…

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Inspired by Ruth

I have served the HKBP California Batak Lutheran Church in Claremont, Calif., for the past eight years. At this time, HKBP California desires to become part of the Pacifica Synod…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 9

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 7

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 5

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 1

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Voices of Faith

My take: We are not newcomers

Marhaba (mar-huh-bah or mar-ha-bah). A simple word, ancient and powerful. Rooted in Aramaic and Syriac languages of early Middle Eastern Christians. It means more than just “hello.” It means God…