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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…
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…
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…
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…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Nov. 20
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…
Voices of Faith
What we value
Growing up on our family dairy farm, I struggled with my dad’s leniency toward those who fell short of his high standards. Whether they were an incompetent hired hand or…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: A forgiving king
Lectionary for Nov 20, 2022 Christ the King Sunday Last Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 I don’t know what is wrong with me, but…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Nov 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…
Faith in Action
The virtual church?
Bounce around the internet for a while and you’ll catch wind of how virtual reality experiences, such as those sought in the metaverse, are supposed to change the world—and soon….
Voices of Faith
Five ways to honor veterans
Editor’s note: This article originally ran Nov. 8, 2018. With Veterans’ Day upon us, it’s good to remember the 20 million of them who live among us. Some are members…
Faith in Action
Life-changing generosity
In the predawn hours of May 30 in Valley Springs, S.D., tornado sirens pierced the air, rain poured and windows clattered as they blew off hinges. Beaver Valley Lutheran, a…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Nov. 9
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…