Lectionary for May 2, 2021 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31 (27) 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 For me, the narrative of the Ethiopian eunuch is one of…
English Lutheran Church, La Crosse, Wis. Math professor at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse; member of the university social justice team, the La Crosse Area Synod anti-racism team, and the…
Earth Day “is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year,” according to Earthday.org. It may not be a…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral word on the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota police officer charged with the killing…
With numerous online recipes at any cook’s fingertips, people might think that church cookbooks are a thing of the past. But in Lutheran congregations, with their long history of congregational…
One of my favorite unexpected joys of parenthood is how much I learn from reading children’s books. My older son has been fascinated with a book called Turtles and Snails…
Disneyland is where almost all Americans feel pulled at least once in their lives. Disney’s mission is to provide happiness through the escape of routine life into the realm 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…
On Easter Sunday, people across this church will gather in their living rooms or sanctuaries to hear the story of Christ’s resurrection. The Easter story is our story—one of death,…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement for Earth Day, April 22. “Dear church, we can ‘testify to the good news of God’s grace’ (Acts 20:24),…
Author’s note: This article uses identity-first language, the preference of most autistic adults. Sometimes parents resist the news that their child is, or may be, autistic. They wonder why we…
Editor’s note: Welcome to “Extraordinary ordinary presence,” a three-part series from ELCA pastor Jordan Miller-Stubbendick on noticing God at work in mundane moments, and what this might teach us about…
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