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Fire in my bones
We kept the doors of Holy Trinity propped open all night. In our fellowship room, medics tended those wounded during the protests. Soon the impromptu clinic spilled onto our front…
Faith in Action
ELCA joins faith communities in calling for day of mourning for Hagia Sophia
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has called on the church to join with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and faith communities around the world for a day…
Voices of Faith
Grateful for the journey
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
Faith in Action
ELCA joins partners in call to maintain Hagia Sophia as unifying heritage site
On July 10, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey announced his decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from its long-term status as a museum to a mosque. Today…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: July 13
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
Video: How Noah Hepler found “reawakening” in Queer Eye
Noah Hepler, pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Atonement in Philadelphia, is the featured “hero” in the premiere of the new season of Netflix’s Queer Eye series. What did he…
Voices of Faith
A mosaic of identities, one loving God
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color, and 10 years…
Faith in Action
ELCA presiding bishop praises Supreme Court decision on LGBTQIA+ rights
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 15 ruling that employment discrimination on the basis of a worker’s sexual orientation or…
Voices of Faith
How Noah Hepler found “reawakening” in Queer Eye
When Noah Hepler, pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement in Philadelphia, was nominated by a member of his congregation council to be a featured “hero” on the Netflix…
Faith in Action
Minneapolis congregations serve neighbors, work toward racial justice
Two Minneapolis congregations, Calvary Lutheran and Holy Trinity Lutheran, were in the epicenter of protests and social unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd by police on May 25….
Voices of Faith
Venerating our ancestors
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2020, “Deeper understandings” will engage the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. The Emanuel 9 are the nine people of African descent who were shot and killed…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: June 3
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…