Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Bishop Eaton recalls the Christmas message from the angels: “Glory to God in the highest heaven and peace to God’s people on Earth.” She reminds us that when we greet…
In those days when I was a kid in the 1960s, Christmas was magical and merry. In these days it can seem raw and real. Once, with little empathy or…
As the season of Advent comes to an end, take some time to read and ponder these Scriptures collected from Bread for the Day. At the end of this list…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
For some time I had wanted to have a “Blue Christmas” service for those who were suffering during the holiday season. After an aborted attempt in 2017 due to blizzardy…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
ELCA Young Adult Ministry hosted their transitions retreat Nov. 16-19 at Lutherdale in Elkhorn, Wis. The weekend was filled with worship, community connection and free life coaching sessions with ELCA…
We were waiting for her, and we didn’t even know it. When our family of four decided to host an international exchange student, it felt like a leap of faith….
I think of Advent as the waiting season. For the First Sunday of Advent, the Gospel of Mark reminds us that no one knows the precise day or hour the…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
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