Life stories preserved
Voices of Faith

Life stories preserved

Anyone who sees Rosa Yokopenic gliding through the halls of the ELCA-affiliated Josephine Caring Community in Stanwood, Wash., will notice her holding two objects she never wants to lose. The…

ELCA introduces Journi
Faith in Action

ELCA introduces Journi

The ELCA has introduced Journi, a web-based tool designed to help people discern their call to leadership in the ELCA. “Journi encourages all of us to seek out and inspire…

Prayer ventures: Dec. 13
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 13

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…

Prayer ventures: Dec. 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 11

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…

ELCA receives Lilly grant to support Compelling Preaching initiative
Faith in Action

ELCA receives Lilly grant to support Compelling Preaching initiative

The ELCA has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the ELCA Compelling Preaching: Transformed Listeners Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to cultivate…

I’m a Lutheran: Norma Frances “Tootsie” Tomanetz
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Norma Frances “Tootsie” Tomanetz

Associate member, Grace Lutheran Church, Giddings, Texas Pitmaster, Snow’s BBQ, Lexington, Texas Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Giddings, Texas, is my home church, but I attend regularly at Grace too….

Prayer ventures: Dec. 6
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 6

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…

God is with us
From The Presiding Bishop

God is with us

Sometimes the world just seems so solid. Reality is uncompromising and immutable. Literally, what you see is what you get, and our sight, our perception, is limited. So we forge…

Prayer ventures: Dec. 2
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 2

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…

A true thanksgiving
Voices of Faith

A true thanksgiving

Editor’s note: This article originally ran Nov. 24, 2021. “For all of this I owe it to God to thank and praise, serve and obey him.” With these words in…

On holy harvests and chopsticks
Faith in Action

On holy harvests and chopsticks

One of my favorite Thanksgiving memories happened in holy surprise. I had been called to my first parish in Chicago, and traveling to see family wouldn’t be convenient. My wife…

Thankful ground
Voices of Faith

Thankful ground

O give thanks to the Lord, call on God’s name, make known God’s deeds among the peoples. Sing to the Lord, sing praises to God, tell of all God’s wonderful…