Rape and redemption:
Faith in Action

Rape and redemption:

You in us are bruised and broken: hear us as we seek release from the pain of earlier living; set us free and grant us peace. “God, When Human Bonds…

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Prayer Ventures

June 8

Everyday, 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…

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Prayer Ventures

June 7

Everyday, 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…

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Prayer Ventures

June 6

Everyday, 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…

June 5
Prayer Ventures

June 5

Everyday, 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…

Practices of a tangible faith
Spiritual Resources

Practices of a tangible faith

When my daughter was 3 she had a series of seizures. Someone said to me, “You’ll be OK; your strong faith will get you through.” I was an ordained ELCA…

June 4
Prayer Ventures

June 4

Everyday, 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…

Religion—good for our health and well-being
Spiritual Resources

Religion—good for our health and well-being

Religion’s necessity and relevance is up for grabs more than ever with the religiously unaffiliated (“nones”) now the second largest religious demographic in North America. According to National Geographic, U.S….

June 3
Prayer Ventures

June 3

Everyday, 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…

Study guide: Religion—good for our health and well-being
Spiritual Resources

Study guide: Religion—good for our health and well-being

Studies show that people who attend church live longer, live more healthfully and have greater enjoyment. What’s the secret? Is it the healing power of God, the enriching community or…

Study guide: 10-year-old wears tie and spirit of welcome
Spiritual Resources

Study guide: 10-year-old wears tie and spirit of welcome

Grown-ups certainly can learn a lot when a 10-year-old boy serves as the congregation’s greeter-in-chief and biggest cheerleader. To discuss the article “10-year-old wears a tie and spirit of welcome,”…

June 2
Prayer Ventures

June 2

Everyday, 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…