Community is home
November was designated as National American Indian Heritage Month in 1990 and amended to include Alaska Natives 18 years later. American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month invites us to…
Prayer ventures: Nov. 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 life…
Serving those who served
With God’s help, you can make a difference in a veteran’s life. That’s the Veterans Day message from Vicky Daub, executive director of the Veteran Servant Corps Project of the…
Showcasing the voices of veterans
Editor’s note: This article originally ran Oct. 28, 2016. Living Lutheran connected with veteran and playwright Michael Arndt of California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, on his original play, Under Fire:…
Prayer ventures: Oct. 23
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…
Just love
Nearly 800 women from around the world gathered in Phoenix to attend the Women of the ELCA (WELCA) triennial gathering Sept. 21-24, under the theme “Just Love.” The body’s Twelfth…
Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we talked with Latiné Lutherans and heard their needs and hopes. Today we pause to reflect on the work being done throughout the ELCA…
From words to action
In April, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton launched the Truth and Healing Movement to increase the church’s understanding of the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in past and present…
Prayer ventures: Sept. 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…
From refugee to reverend
Justina Sergeon’s faith has never wavered, but her route to becoming a pastor led her through a few detours. In 1990, when Sergeon was 12 years old, she and her…
Lutheran World Federation concludes 13th Assembly
The 13th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) concluded in Kraków, Poland, on Sept. 19 with member churches pledging to strengthen the bonds between them, celebrate the gift of…