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Last fall, a preschooler named Thomas, in line at the grocery store with his mom, struck up a conversation with the woman behind them. “Do you know a man named…
Last fall, a preschooler named Thomas, in line at the grocery store with his mom, struck up a conversation with the woman behind them. “Do you know a man named…
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is in the final stages of launching a network for theological education and formation. The network, which aims to strengthen the study of theology, facilitate…
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…
If the last few months have taught us anything, perhaps it’s that slowing down and enjoying the moment are good things. Or that simplicity is surprisingly refreshing compared to life’s…
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…
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…
When the preacher takes the pulpit during any given liturgy, what do they stand upon? This is the question Jon Meyer Ericson attempts to analyze and answer in his book…
Editor’s note: COVID-19 has uniquely impacted communities of color and their lives and ministries. In this series, we will feature ELCA Racial Justice reflections from each of the ELCA Ethnic…
Among the white ministers of Montgomery, Ala., Robert Graetz was nearly alone in supporting the legendary 1955 bus boycott that would integrate the city’s public transit system. Now 92 and…
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…
Noah Hepler, pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Atonement in Philadelphia, is the featured “hero” in the premiere of the new season of Netflix’s Queer Eye series. What did he…
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta Early childhood professional—preschool director and teacher I believe God is love abounding in depth and width far beyond the capacity of our human minds….
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