From grief to faith
Mission & Ministry

From grief to faith

Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) on the ways in which God is at work on NECU campuses. The hardship of…

Lectionary blog: Dangerous wealth
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Dangerous wealth

Lectionary for Sept. 28, 2025 16th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 When I was growing up, I had the opportunity to visit…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 19
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 19

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 17

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 16
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 16

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…

Arabic joint liturgy: Translation and contextualization
Faith in Action

Arabic joint liturgy: Translation and contextualization

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Worship Blog. Our faith is shaped by our prayer. For Arabic-speaking Christians in the ELCA and The Episcopal Church, worshiping in their…

Lectionary blog: Serving two masters
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Serving two masters

Lectionary for Sept. 21, 2025 15th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 For my call, I work at a business school. Right now, thousands…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 14

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…

Leading through listening
Faith in Action

Leading through listening

In today’s world, we can easily feel overwhelmed and unheard as social media, text messages and 24-hour news inundate us daily. Even church can often feel like a place of…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 12
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 12

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…