Perspective: “Where are you from?”
It is no secret that being Black in the United States can be difficult. What is unknown, however, is how being a Black American on the African continent can be…
It is no secret that being Black in the United States can be difficult. What is unknown, however, is how being a Black American on the African continent can be…
Lectionary for Feb. 26, 2023 First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 The Christian understanding of Scripture is a story of God working out…
The ELCA and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) met Jan. 26-28, 2023, at the Disciples Ministry Center in Fullerton, Calif., to continue their ongoing bilateral dialogue. The dialogue team…
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 as together…
The last place I would have imagined I would finally respond to the still, small voice of God calling me into ministry would be at a Pride event. For years,…
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In her new book Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic & Freedom Fighter (Broadleaf Books, 2023), Therese Taylor-Stinson examines an aspect of the iconic Underground Railroad leader that’s…
If someone were to ask you to name one of the oldest Lutheran churches in the Western Hemisphere, would you know it is Frederick Lutheran Church on St. Thomas Island?…
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 as together…
Lectionary for Feb. 12, 2023 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 Sometimes the Sermon on the Mount, along with many of Jesus’ commandments,…
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