Serving our neighbors 
Faith in Action

Serving our neighbors 

Collecting. Preparing. Assembling. Packing. Donating. Signing. These are just a few words that describe how congregations served and loved their neighbors on “God’s work. Our hands” Sunday, the ELCA’s day…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 17

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

Lectionary blog: The wisdom of preparation
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The wisdom of preparation

Lectionary for Sept. 22, 2024 18th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1; James 3:13–4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Recently I helped host a doctoral seminar for emerging scholars who want…

“This has allowed us to go back to church”
Faith in Action

“This has allowed us to go back to church”

Sara Seifried and her husband were Sunday regulars at their church in St. Petersburg, Fla., but stopped attending for a reason many couples can likely relate to: After becoming parents,…

Lectionary blog: Choosing the right words
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Choosing the right words

Lectionary for Sept. 15, 2024 17th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 Have you ever said words that you instantly regretted? I have. Someone said…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 7
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 7

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

Light and hope
Faith in Action

Light and hope

What started as an Epiphany project became a light that is now shining across the country and into Ukraine. Project organizers like to think of it as a faith link….

Lectionary blog: Jesus encounters neighbors
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Jesus encounters neighbors

Lectionary for Sept. 8, 2024 16th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 This is the one passage that gives people more…

From closure to welcome
Faith in Action

From closure to welcome

“Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors and see all the people.” Many may remember acting out this rhyme by opening their thumbs and wiggling their…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 26
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 26

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