When Jamil Zoughbi and Claudine Faltas answered God’s call, they never imagined the twists and turns their journey would take. Their lives in Bethlehem and Jerusalem weren’t that different from…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures (the prayers for the entire month can be downloaded here). These daily petitions are offered as a guide…
Helicopters crashing onto your hotel roof. Speedboat rides for hours on the open sea. A village welcome party wielding spears. A bridge washed away, leaving no access to the airport….
Lectionary for Jan. 12, 2025 Baptism of Our Lord First Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 I’m reading Laura Smith’s Holy Care for the…
When a 7-year-old asked his parents (names withheld) if their neighbors were “bad people” because of the campaign signs in their yard, they did a double take. Then they tried…
Lectionary for Jan. 5, 2025 Second Sunday of Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:10-18 I’m writing this reflection while nestled in the Wasatch Mountains just south of…
Twenty percent of the student body in the Peninsula School District in Gig Harbor, Wash., depend on the National School Lunch Program for their daily nutritional needs, which are provided…
Lectionary for Dec 29, 2024 First Sunday of Christmas 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 My three kids are still little but are growing up quickly….
Medical laboratory technician, Essentia Health Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, Minn. Growing up, I was highly involved with the youth ministry of my home church, Kimandolu Lutheran Church in Arusha, Tanzania,…
Lectionary for Dec. 22, 2024 Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:46b-55; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 When I first started dating my wife, she lived in a tiny one-bedroom…
Lectionary for Dec. 15, 2024 Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Is there anything better than reconciling after a fight? Whether with a spouse,…
Lectionary for Dec. 8, 2024 Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 My wife, who has been moving toward remission from cancer this year, has…
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