A “lifeline” to the community
Faith in Action

A “lifeline” to the community

When William Siong came to the United States in the late 1980s as a 15-year-old Hmong refugee, he was seeking a better life, having lost both his parents during the…
“Have you been fed?”
Faith in Action

“Have you been fed?”

As she took the podium, Jill Rode, a pastor of St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minn., looked out at a roomful of Asian Lutheran leaders of a…
Prayer ventures: May 29
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 29

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…
I’m a Lutheran: Daniel Lloyd
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Daniel Lloyd

St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, Minn. Organist and pianist I started studying piano at the age of 6 and loved it. When I was 12, I heard the pipe organ…
A gathering table built to last
Faith in Action

A gathering table built to last

A 134-year-old college and a similarly venerable nearby congregation learned through an ELCA initiative that their neighbors were thirsting for them to partner in fostering togetherness. That’s how Pacific Lutheran…
Prayer ventures: May 20
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 20

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…
Prayer ventures: May 4
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 4

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…
CRLC shares insights from its listening campaign
Mission & Ministry

CRLC shares insights from its listening campaign

When Carla Christopher, co-chair of the Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church (CRLC), began the group’s “season of listening” across the entire ELCA, she expected to hear disagreement over the…
May 5: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day
Faith in Action

May 5: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Racial Justice blog. May 5 is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) Awareness Day. In 2021, as a follow-up to the ELCA…
Study guide on climate crisis released
Faith in Action

Study guide on climate crisis released

A new, four-session study guide was released by the ELCA this month, in connection with Earth Day. “Our Kairos Moment: A Study Guide on Earth’s Climate Crisis” is based on…