A conversation with Vica-Etta Henrietta Steel
Voices of Faith

A conversation with Vica-Etta Henrietta Steel

June is Pride Month! We are excited to affirm and embrace everyone in the church, and to amplify the voices of our ELCA siblings in the LGBTQIA+ community. Today we…

A conversation with Chay Rossing
Voices of Faith

A conversation with Chay Rossing

June is Pride Month! We are excited to affirm and embrace everyone in the church, and to amplify the voices of our ELCA siblings in the LGBTQIA+ community. Today we…

A “lifeline” to the community
Faith in Action

A “lifeline” to the community

When William Siong came to the United States in the late 1980s as a 15-year-old Hmong refugee, he was seeking a better life, having lost both his parents during the…

A necessary book during a tumultuous time for the LGBTQIA+ community
Faith in Action

A necessary book during a tumultuous time for the LGBTQIA+ community

Editor’s note: Embracing Queer Family uses the term “Queer” to mean “anyone who does not identify as heterosexual and cisgender.” The authors acknowledge that not everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community…

Prayer ventures: June 4
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 4

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…

“Have you been fed?”
Faith in Action

“Have you been fed?”

As she took the podium, Jill Rode, a pastor of St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minn., looked out at a roomful of Asian Lutheran leaders of a…