<i>The Mother Artist</i>: Caregiving and creative practice
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The Mother Artist: Caregiving and creative practice

From almost the very beginning of our children’s lives, we invite them to make art: crayons, markers, paints and so many pieces of paper. When they get older, we encourage…

ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on United Methodist Church General Conference
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ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on United Methodist Church General Conference

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter on the United Methodist Church (UMC) General Conference, which concluded last week in Charlotte, N.C., after having…

May 5: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day
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May 5: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Racial Justice blog. May 5 is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) Awareness Day. In 2021, as a follow-up to the ELCA…

Finding the divine in each day
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Finding the divine in each day

Ále Suárez is a singer-songwriter, an expressive arts therapist and a recent Master of Divinity graduate of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Suárez dreams of creating a safe space for the…

Belonging and belovedness
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Belonging and belovedness

Middle Tennessee is rife with religion-derived discrimination, Dawn Bennett said. In response she became the pastor developer of the Table in Nashville, founded in December 2019. Its purpose? “To answer…

A reflection on the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza
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A reflection on the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Disability Ministries blog. At the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza, held Jan. 18-21 in New Orleans, several firsts occurred related to Disability…

Women’s History Month: Lutheran Women’s Work in Religion
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Women’s History Month: Lutheran Women’s Work in Religion

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Living Lutheran continues to highlight programs, ministries and resources that support women and promote gender justice. This week, we focus on the Lutheran Women’s…

Prayer ventures: March 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 14

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…