Study guide: Contemplating the new year
As many people with strong religious traditions, Lutherans are sometimes reluctant to change and try new ways of thinking about and practicing faith. But there is a groundswell movement of…
As many people with strong religious traditions, Lutherans are sometimes reluctant to change and try new ways of thinking about and practicing faith. But there is a groundswell movement of…
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…
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…
February is African American History Month. As this important time of the year approaches, I’m mindful of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” one of my favorite hymns. I remember learning…
For the first 30 minutes of Mass, nothing much happens. Sitting in the nondescript basement of a Midwestern church, two couples—Jay and Gail (Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton) and Richard…
Lectionary for Feb 6, 2022 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 As I’m writing this, we are in the third day of a…
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…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message regarding the current situation in Ukraine. “I watch with grave concern as tensions continue between Russia and…
Series editor’s note: 2022 marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther’s translation of the New Testament from Greek into the language of the common German people. This…
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