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Theology & Beliefs
Hymn of the Month – Be Thou My Vision
Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Be Thou My Vision.
Living Faithfully
“Woven Together” for such a time as this
Walking into the 2023 Rostered Ministers Gathering in the middle of a sweltering summer in Phoenix, Jealaine Marple wasn’t quite sure what to expect. “I was hemming and hawing about…
Living Faithfully
Reflection on the 10th National Day of Racial Healing
In this video, Judith Roberts, ELCA senior director for diversity, equity and inclusion, reflects on how the National Day of Racial Healing, launched by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, calls us…
Mission & Ministry
ELCA observes National Day of Racial Healing
In observance of the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing, the ELCA, in partnership with Augsburg Fortress Publishers, will host “Just Us Narratives: A Night of Centering Multiracial Voices Across…
Theology & Beliefs
Hymn of the Month – Come to the Table
Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Come to the Table. Text and tune by Jennifer Baker-Trinity Copyright © 2011…
Living Faithfully
Here I Pod: Present perspectives on public witness
This special episode of ELCA Advocacy’s Here I Pod is a conversation between Amy E. Reumann, senior director of ELCA Witness in Society, and Laurie Larson Caesar, bishop of the…
Theology & Beliefs
Hymn of the Month – Go Tell It on the Mountain
Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Go Tell It on the Mountain.
Mission & Ministry
God’s love knows no bounds
Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) about the ways in which God is at work on NECU campuses. Benedict Owusu and I met at…
Theology & Beliefs
Hymn of the Month – Canticle of the Turning
Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Canticle of the Turning. “Canticle of the Turning” by Rory Cooney Copyright ©…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Getting ready
Lectionary blog for Nov. 30, 2025 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 I hope you’re ready! Advent has rolled around once again. It is…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Not that kind of king
Lectionary blog for Nov. 23, 2025 Christ the King Sunday Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 Did you ever help elect someone to a position of responsibility, only…