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Spiritual Resources

A season of lament

During these turbulent times, our prayers become more urgent. Like at other times of crisis, we may wonder: Is God paying attention? Does God care? Does God help? Our spiritual…

Prayer ventures: May 19
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 19

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

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Voices of Faith

The poet pastor

Grief drives us to ask for the impossible: for the world to stop for time to stop for answers to every single question for healing without pain for our loved…

Prayer ventures: May 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 17

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Prayer ventures: May 16
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 16

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Prayer ventures: May 12
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 12

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…

Lectionary blog: God abides with us
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: God abides with us

Lectionary blog for May 17, 2020 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 During this time of social isolation (as I write this, who…

God or mother? Both
Faith in Action

God or mother? Both

For a long time I was pleasantly indifferent to the ubiquitous metaphor of God as our parent (usually as father). I was raised by two loving parents who did not…

My take: Be still
Voices of Faith

My take: Be still

By nature, I’m not a still person. My brain clicks on moments before I’m fully awake, making plans, forming judgments and coming up with ideas. It continues to do so…