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Sabbath nourishment
It was approaching midnight when we arrived at the Milk’s Camp community in Gregory County, S.D. We had pulled out of the church parking lot 17 hours earlier, and I…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer Ventures: September 26
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…
Theology & Beliefs
Cyclists raise $13,000 for refugee and immigrant resettlement
On Saturday, Aug. 19, 90 bicycle riders gathered at Silverdale Lutheran Church in Silverdale, Wash., for a 10-mile “Mini Martin,” a 30-mile “Brave Bavarian” or a 50-mile “Wittenburg Warrior” ride…
Theology & Beliefs
Spanish-speaking congregations receive first Small Catechisms
Earlier this year, three Spanish-speaking congregations in South Carolina took to heart Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s invitation to study the Small Catechism, thanks to the leadership of the Rev. Jorge…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Saying ‘yes’ and living ‘no’
Lectionary blog for Oct. 1 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 25:19; Matthew 21:23-32 Sometimes, some people, particularly some people on some finance committees or congregation…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer Ventures: September 25
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…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer Ventures: September 24
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…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer Ventures: September 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…
Faith in Action
ELCA staff, partners report Maria devastation
Less than two weeks after Hurricane Irma rocked the Caribbean islands and the U.S. Atlantic Coast, Hurricane Maria tore through a similar path over the last two days. Many small…
Theology & Beliefs
Youth create Luther Rose art while exploring Small Catechism
On Sunday mornings during Lent 2017, the Sunday school children at Beaver Lake Lutheran Church, Maplewood, Minn., explored parts of Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. The children extended their understanding of…
Theology & Beliefs
Our Lutheran Life: Cathy Baca
“Our Lutheran Life” invites and encourages ELCA members to tell contemporary stories inspired by the Reformation about how the power of God’s grace plays out in the complexities of daily…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer Ventures: September 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…