Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Leo Bancroft
Theology & Beliefs

Our Lutheran Life: Rev. Leo Bancroft

“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…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: July 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…

Lectionary blog: The kingdom of heaven is like …
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The kingdom of heaven is like …

Lectionary blog for July 30 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 3:5-12, Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Understanding what Jesus is getting at in all these short parables…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: July 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…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: July 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…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: July 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…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: July 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…

Children-in-worship series: “We don’t have any kids in our church”
Living Faithfully

Children-in-worship series: “We don’t have any kids in our church”

I often hear churchgoing baby boomers like me say, “We don’t have any children in our church.” The implications are sad and clear: Our congregation won’t continue long beyond us….

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: July 20

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…

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Theology & Beliefs

Married professors share insights with LutherFacts

Editor’s note: Ronald and Abby Johnson are members of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Springfield, Va., and have been writing a weekly blog on the life of Martin Luther called…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: July 19

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…

Christianity is not comfortable
Living Faithfully

Christianity is not comfortable

In her sermon during closing worship of the Women of the ELCA Triennial Gathering, Angela Khabeb, pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church in Waukesha, Wis., alerted those assembled: “News flash. Christianity is…