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From The Presiding Bishop
We are broken
In 1526 the reformers embarked on a program of visiting the parishes in Electoral Saxony. It’s known as the Saxon Visitation. As would later be stated in the Augsburg Confession,…
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)
Estamos quebrantados
En 1526 los reformistas emprendieron un programa de visita a las parroquias del Electorado de Sajonia. Este se conoce como la Visita Sajona. Como lo declararía posteriormente la Confesión de…
Theology & Beliefs
ELCA 20/20
As we begin calendar year 2020, I’m reminded that “20/20” is also the term we use to describe clarity of vision. How can the ELCA see Jesus more clearly in…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Nov. 7
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Oct. 31
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Voices of Faith
Faith as practice, not works
“It feels like a mockery to me,” one woman said. I was leading a Bible study where the subject of the rosary had arisen. I was her pastor and knew…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Oct. 26
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Wayne L. Wold
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ellicott City, Md. Full-time professor at Hood College, Frederick, Md., and part-time church musician at First Having the hymn I wrote for the “God’s work. Our…
Living Faithfully
Vocation: From worship to the world
It was Monday morning after spring break. We were beginning a week of activities on campus designed to lift up the concept of vocation for students, faculty and staff. “It’s…
Living Faithfully
Synods gather for learning and service
Editor’s note: Synod communicators were asked to share a highlight from their assemblies. What made a difference to participants? What was the most important part of the assembly? Responses received…
Spiritual Resources
Learning Lutheran identity
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Lutheran identity”? For many of us who were raised Lutheran, our sense of this identity may be linked with a…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Aug. 2
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…