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Bound for New Orleans
As the summer wraps up and the youngsters prepare to head off to school, 980 voting members will be departing for New Orleans Aug. 8-13 for the 2016 Churchwide Assembly…
Study Guides
Study guide: Bearing witness through community organizing
Many established Lutheran congregations face the challenge of reconnecting with their communities, which have changed dramatically since the churches were founded. And nearly all need to work harder to not…
Study Guides
Study guide: From hardship to freedom
Payday loans are unsecured, small-sum, short-term (two weeks, for example) loans ostensibly designed to tide a borrower over until the next payday—hence the name. The problem comes because many borrowers…
Prayer Ventures
July 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…
Prayer Ventures
July 22
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…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: ‘Lord, teach us to pray’
Lectionary blog for July 24 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-19; Luke 11:1-13 The summer my younger son turned 14 he played on an AAU basketball…
Prayer Ventures
July 16
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…
Prayer Ventures
July 13
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…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Christ in your house and heart
Lectionary blog for July 17 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:15-18; Luke 10:38-42 Whenever I hear this story, especially the part about Martha loudly complaining to…
Prayer Ventures
July 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…
Mission & Ministry
Lay rostered leaders: What’s in a name?
For those serving the ELCA as a diaconal minister, deaconess or associate in ministry, names—specifically name changes—have been a hot topic for nearly a decade. After discussion and deliberation, the…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Who is our neighbor?
Lectionary blog for July 10 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-10; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37 C.K. Chesterton is probably best known to most people as the writer of…
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