From rest to activity
Voices of Faith

From rest to activity

I live in a town of 2,000 in southeastern South Dakota that is surrounded by farmland. It’s the first week in March as I write this. The surrounding fields are…
Prayer ventures: April 30
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 30

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…
A conversation with Charbel Zgheib
Voices of Faith

A conversation with Charbel Zgheib

As we near the end of April, we are speaking with Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern decent to amplify voices of our siblings in Christ and celebrate Arab and…
Prayer ventures: April 27
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 27

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…
I’m a Lutheran: Fuad Nijim
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Fuad Nijim

Editor’s note: As we near the end of April, we are reposting Fuad Nijim’s “I’m a Lutheran” column to celebrate Arab and Middle Eastern heritage. See also “A conversation with…
Short stories and small comforts
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Short stories and small comforts

Eric Krewson started his band the Chairman Dances just after completing a musicology program in 2010. Around the same time, he was experiencing what he calls a spiritual reawakening, and…
Prayer ventures: April 23
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 23

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…
Rewilding spirituality
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Rewilding spirituality

Editor’s note: This modified excerpt from Heidi Barr’s Collisions of Earth and Sky: Connecting With Nature for Nourishment, Reflection, and Transformation (Broadleaf Books, 2023) is reprinted with permission. There is…
My faith journey: Creation does comfort
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My faith journey: Creation does comfort

Editor’s note: Carol Soderholm, a retired ELCA pastor, and her husband, Paul, own restored prairie land in Northern Illinois. This is their home and a place of living worship that…
Five thoughts for your Thursday
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Five thoughts for your Thursday

Today we are sharing five prompts to help inspire your personal spiritual time. Take a moment to reflect on the following and journal your thoughts. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And…