This year, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan., and Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C., appointed new presidents to lead the ELCA-affiliated schools. Bethany College Laura Crawley began her role as 16th president of…
In Europe, religious holidays are national holidays, and people get the day off. A few years ago, while living in Germany, I was on my way to an Ascension Day…
Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians with different…
Lectionary for June 1, 2025 Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 Pope Leo XIV was just elected as I write this reflection….
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…
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ (1 Corinthians…
When Seth Perry was growing up, tragedy struck his Lutheran congregation—a member of his youth group died by suicide. “But [the congregation] didn’t feel like they could talk about it…
Lectionary for May 25, 2025 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 I, and countless others, have said it many times before: Christians are…
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…
Lectionary for May 18, 2025 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 I was just talking with a new friend about commemoration days for auspicious…
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…
Lectionary for May 11, 2025 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 Have you seen those videos of sheep being corralled by three or four…
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