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Voices of Faith

Everlasting love

For me, the time between Good Friday and Easter Sunday feels like the countdown to New Year’s. I am filled with bubbling anticipation to dress in my best clothes or…
I’m a Lutheran: Lenny Duncan
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Lenny Duncan

Temple Lutheran Church, Havertown, Pa. Seminarian and candidate for ordained ministry I found my faith in the forgotten places, where hope seems like an intruder—homeless, mired in alcoholism and seemingly…
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Prayer Ventures

April 5

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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Spiritual Resources

Stream, flood and spring

We are drawn to clear, sparkling streams of water. Since prehistoric times, these streams have attracted our wonder and attention. We linger on a footbridge over a creek. We pull…
Five things the church can learn from roller derby
Voices of Faith

Five things the church can learn from roller derby

Since 2001 roller derby has enjoyed a renaissance as an all-volunteer, do-it-yourself sport that has inspired women, men and children to throw caution to the wind and throw their bodies…
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Prayer Ventures

March 28 – April 3

Every Monday, Living Lutheran offers a week’s worth of prayers from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions – one for each day this week…
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Mission & Ministry

Developing ‘strong bonds’

Every day nearly 150 ELCA clergy are at work ministering to the women and men of the U.S. armed forces. “As chaplains we interact with our people in some powerful…
21st century’s new-old-new Easter
Spiritual Resources

21st century’s new-old-new Easter

For tens of thousands of years, communities have gathered to celebrate religious rituals. We can hear the ancient people saying, “Last year we danced all night long and then the…