I’m a Lutheran: Samuel L. Jones
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Samuel L. Jones

Mountain View Lutheran Church, Edgewood, Wash. Eagle Scout; retired U.S. Navy commander When I got involved in my congregation, it started with the children. My wife and I wanted to…

Prayer ventures: Dec. 6
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 6

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…

Study guide for “A legacy of Lutheran storytelling”
Study Guides

Study guide for “A legacy of Lutheran storytelling”

As the final printed issue of Living Lutheran is published, it’s a good time to reflect on how the magazine has helped God’s people understand events in a faith context….

New ways to prepare
Spiritual Resources

New ways to prepare

For generations of families, Advent has been known for children’s eager opening of tiny paper windows on an Advent calendar, each window building on the biblical promise of a coming…

A church of hope
Mission & Ministry

A church of hope

In a triumph of rebirth and renewal, a single Seattle block will soon accommodate not only an ELCA church but homes for dozens of people. Columbia City Church of Hope,…

10 years of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday
Living Faithfully

10 years of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday

“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is the ELCA’s annual day of service, and this year we celebrated the 10th anniversary! Join New Life Lutheran Church in Bolingbrook, Ill., and Shepherd…

Not a gift from anyone
Living Faithfully

Not a gift from anyone

Vine Deloria Jr., who died in 2005, was many things: a historian, a theologian, a political activist and an author whose 1969 book Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 13
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 13

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…