Prayer ventures: Aug. 25
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 25

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

Prayer ventures: Aug. 23
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 23

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

Prayer ventures: Aug. 22
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 22

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

A place for fruitful conversations
Faith in Action

A place for fruitful conversations

Elected June 14 as bishop of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod, Kristen Papson believes good leadership means creating space for a variety of viewpoints. Papson, who has served as pastor of…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 19
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 19

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

Lectionary blog: Sabbath life
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Sabbath life

Lectionary for Aug. 24, 2025 11th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 I co-teach a class at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in the ancestral…

A sacred space of deep conversation
Mission & Ministry

A sacred space of deep conversation

Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) on the ways in which God is at work on…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 16
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 16

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

Seedbeds reimagined and renewed
Mission & Ministry

Seedbeds reimagined and renewed

On their journeys with Jesus, the first Christians were prepared for their ministries by the master teacher who “taught them as one having authority” (Matthew 7:29). Jesus’ roving band of…

Moving toward one heart and soul
Faith in Action

Moving toward one heart and soul

Elected June 7 as bishop of the Central States Synod, Donna Simon understands the importance of supporting lay leaders who do the challenging work of understanding and living out what…

Called to imperfectly <i>good</i> service
Faith in Action

Called to imperfectly good service

Elected bishop of the Western Iowa Synod on June 14, Scott Dalen sees God inviting the church to move forward into new ways to do ministry together. Dalen, who has…