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Faith in Action
The promised land
Editor’s note: The ELCA has a long and meaningful history of ministry in rural areas. This story is the first in a new series highlighting innovative rural ministries by ELCA…
Faith in Action
Worship unrestrained by borders
At the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego, a multinational congregation walks on holy ground, sharing the eucharist every Sunday at the same time but in two different locations. This…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Counting the cost
Lectionary for Sept. 7, 2025 13th Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 I love to write! The university where I work has a respected master’s…
Voices of Faith
Good news roundup: Community, collaboration and commitment
Even in the heaviest seasons, hope has a way of showing up—in persistent faith, courageous leadership, quiet acts of care and the witness of people living out the gospel in…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Exalting and humbling
Lectionary blog: Aug. 31, 2025 12th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 I’ve been working my way through Michael Rhodes’ book Formative Feasting:…
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
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
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…
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
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
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…
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…
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