An ELCA school is working to strengthen its ties to a local Indigenous community in an effort to find healing by building relationships. In January and February, California Lutheran University…
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…
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…
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…
It’s been said that God calls us to plow the fields where we live. And, so, every congregation adapts to serve its local mission field, each with its own needs,…
Described by Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton as “gems of this church,” the ELCA’s 26 colleges and universities have deep roots in the Christian tradition. These schools, with combined enrollment of…
Elena Cedillo, Chad Rimmer and Phoebe Morad greeted each student as they joined the Zoom conference. The students, representing 10 countries and ranging in age from 21 to 70, had…
The 1619 Project has proved a hot topic since its introduction in August 2019. A collection of long-form journalistic essays by writers from the New York Times, the 1619 Project’s…
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…
Church cemeteries can be fertile fields for murky ownership and upkeep issues, but retired North Dakota attorney Murray Sagsveen is doing all he can to ensure that hallowed ground receives…
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…
At the turn of the 20th century, the role of women—in not only the church but also the world—looked very different from the way it does today. Most women stayed…
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