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Faith in Action

Stillness and appreciation

I often find myself longing for life to be simpler, especially after our family has had a chance to get away for a bit. Being away from the usual chores…
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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 22

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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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 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…
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Faith in Action

Inspiring generosity

Sharing God’s gifts with one another through stewardship is an integral part of the Lutheran faith. But sometimes the idea of stewardship gets misunderstood, equated simply with monetary giving rather…
Piece by piece
Faith in Action

Piece by piece

A church in the Upper Midwest is enriching itself through the spiritual power of all-community murals, artworks that breathe fresh life into a congregation’s rich tapestry of faith with the…
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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 15

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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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 11

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…
“A message of love”
Faith in Action

“A message of love”

Since 1879, Wicker Park Lutheran Church has been an anchor of faith in its Chicago neighborhood. After two recent crimes, members of this diverse, dynamic and growing congregation responded with…
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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 9

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…
In <i>Ad Astra</i>, God’s work is on Earth
Voices of Faith

In Ad Astra, God’s work is on Earth

In the opening scene of Ad Astra, astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) scales an antennalike tower that reaches into Earth’s upper atmosphere. With the cosmos above him and our planet…