Prayer ventures: March 7
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 7

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…

ELCA presiding bishop addresses concerns about COVID-19
Living Faithfully

ELCA presiding bishop addresses concerns about COVID-19

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement in response to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We are living in the time of the coronavirus,” the statement…

Prayer ventures: March 6
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 6

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…

Take and eat
From The Presiding Bishop

Take and eat

At the end of the book of Acts there is the story of Paul’s journey to Rome. Paul had taken many journeys that were arduous and dangerous, but this last…

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Voices of Faith

Henri Nouwen, Fred Rogers and a life rooted in good soil

Seven springs ago, in the second month of my worship at Faith Lutheran Church, Glen Ellyn, Ill., I encountered for the first time the hymn “Lord, Let My Heart Be…

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From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Tomen y coman

Al final del libro de Hechos aparece la historia del viaje de Pablo a Roma. Pablo había hecho muchos viajes arduos y peligrosos, pero este último era particularmente difícil. Pablo…

A servant leader of deep faith
Living Faithfully

A servant leader of deep faith

Herbert W. Chilstrom, the first presiding bishop of the ELCA, died Jan. 19 at his home in Green Valley, Ariz., surrounded by his family. He was 88. He is survived…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: God grants grace

Lectionary blog for March 8, 2020 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Amid the reflective and penitential season of Lent, we must stubbornly…

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Mission & Ministry

The great and holy leveling field

“There but for the grace of God go I.” I’ve heard this uttered and may have even said it myself a time or two. It’s usually said in response to…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 23

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: David Thoele
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: David Thoele

Resurrection Lutheran Church, Chicago Pediatric cardiologist, co-director of Narrative Medicine Group at Advocate Children’s Hospital/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital I pray for strength and wisdom to provide kind, competent care for…