Sin and forgiveness
“Your son bit a child today.” Those words stunned me to silence. “He what?” I finally croaked. Jack’s teacher had called me about the incident, which occurred during a squabble…
“Your son bit a child today.” Those words stunned me to silence. “He what?” I finally croaked. Jack’s teacher had called me about the incident, which occurred during a squabble…
Last fall, a Chinese scientist claimed that he had created the world’s first genetically edited human babies. Yet nearly a decade earlier, the ELCA had already convened a task force…
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…
Many years ago I purchased a certified ant farm for our children. We mailed the “Guaranteed Live Ants” postcard and waited expectantly for the wiggly insects to arrive—a fascinating project,…
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…
Few could have imagined the reunion that took place this past December between Christopher Rhoads and leaders of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansdale, Pa. Early on Oct. 5, 2015, an…
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…
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…
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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