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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 5

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…

Freed to serve
From The Presiding Bishop

Freed to serve

Lutherans have an appreciation for the complexity of life. It’s a certain willingness to meet the world and then go deeper into what is immediately present. It is the ability…

Liberados para servir
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Liberados para servir

Los luteranos aprecian la complejidad de la vida. Esto significa que tienen una determinada disposición de conocer el mundo y luego adentrarse en lo que está presente en el momento….

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Study Guides

Study guide: Tap into your vocation

We commonly think of “vocation” as only our job or career—that is, what we do to provide for ourselves and our family. But from a standpoint of faith, vocation is…

ELCA presiding bishop extends invitation to join in Lord’s Prayer
Living Faithfully

ELCA presiding bishop extends invitation to join in Lord’s Prayer

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a message to the church inviting people to join in the Lord’s Prayer Wednesday, March 25. “I am writing to extend an invitation…

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Mission & Ministry

A network of care

It was a distressing situation: a family divided by more than 2,000 miles and facing dire health situations on both ends. In Tucson, Ariz., John (last name withheld), a father…

The texture of the blessing
Spiritual Resources

The texture of the blessing

When I was growing up, my mother encouraged me to try everything: sports, music, art, student government and camps of every kind. These extracurricular activities helped me build friendships in…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 21

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…

I’m a Lutheran: Ida Hakkarinen
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Ida Hakkarinen

Hope Lutheran Church and Student Center, College Park, Md. Occupation: meteorologist with the federal government Vocation: to be salt, light and leaven in the world (Matthew 5:13-16, 13:33) As a…