Slow faith
Living Faithfully

Slow faith

Focal verse “This is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning—you must walk in it” (2…

My faith journey: A welcoming church for a transgender woman
Voices of Faith

My faith journey: A welcoming church for a transgender woman

I am a transgender woman. I’m also a person of faith—an active member of and leader in my ELCA congregation. I’m sure the Lord guided my journey toward becoming a…

Prayer ventures: March 30
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 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…

Prayer ventures: March 28
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 28

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…

Lectionary blog: Grace, justice and scandal
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Grace, justice and scandal

Lectionary for April 2, 2023 Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14 – 27:66 Some of the very best of the good news that…

The bemusing board-game beauty of the Bible
Voices of Faith

The bemusing board-game beauty of the Bible

My middle daughter, Marta, is 4 feet, 11 inches tall. In 1988 my wife and I adopted her from a Roman Catholic orphanage in San Salvador when she was 11…