We’ve all seen the graphs tracking the decline of U.S. Christianity, with a trendline plunging downward. But a new study from the Pew Research Center, “Decline of Christianity in the…
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…
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…
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…
Lent is a season of reflection and renewal — a 40-day period in the liturgical calendar, from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, when Lutherans focus on the life and ministry…
My favorite story about the first Easter is found in Luke 24. Two of Jesus’ followers have heard about—quite possibly even witnessed—the cruel suffering and death of Jesus and 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…
I like to begin faith formation classes with my congregation the same way each year, grounded in our common identity as beloved children of God through baptism. I invite teachers…
In her Easter message, Bishop Eaton recalls the story of Mary anointing Jesus’ feet with a powerful, pungent substance used to offset the stench of death. But the substance also…
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…
The Triduum, or Great Three Days, is the antidote to an overly saccharine Easter. It is one service held over three days, a continuing narrative that feeds into one another,…
Lent is a season of reflection and renewal—a 40-day period in the liturgical calendar, from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, when Lutherans focus on the life and ministry of Jesus….
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