Lectionary blog for Feb. 18 The first Sunday in Lent Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 A few years ago, Damian Rossitis told this story in the…
I sometimes think of a backpacking trip with a now-deceased friend on the Appalachian Trail in western North Carolina’s Nantahala Range—early February, 75 miles, eight days. Rain the entire week…
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…
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…
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…
As the elderly woman lay on her bed with death very near, her 4-year-old granddaughter asked, “Why are those ducks flying near your bed?” Her grandmother replied simply, “Oh,…
Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of articles from ELCA theologians, Rostered Ministers, seminarians/professors and other contributors that feature individual viewpoints on the Reformation’s importance on the occasion of…
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…
Several years ago, I picked up Sharon Garlough Brown’s Sensible Shoes (IVP, 2013). The back cover promised that it would blend ancient spiritual practices with contemporary life using fiction. I…
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…
Editor’s note: The following article is based on a true event. Names and locations have been changed to protect privacy. Take a deep breath, Angela. You can do this. Simply…
Work. Home. The kitchen. The couch. My life sometimes seems like a dull routine, yet the Spirit breaks through. I almost never turn on my television with the expectation of deepening my faith…
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