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…
Focal verse “We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the encourager, in encouragement;…
First Lutheran Church, Cincinnati Product data scientist, Cisco; former co-chair, Gather Network I first connected with my congregation in August of 2020. At First Lutheran, I play cello when the…
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…
Today we are sharing a few prompts to encourage you during your personal spiritual time. We hope this collection will inspire you to be kind to yourself and others as…
Executive committee members of the ELCA’s AMMPARO strategy met in Washington, D.C., last month to discuss opportunities for highlighting migrant voices on Capitol Hill. Meetings not only advanced AMMPARO’s ministry…
Editor’s note: Part one of this story surveyed five projects that were awarded funding by ELCA Disability Ministries in 2023, especially an inclusive park being built by Emmanuel Lutheran Church…
“Heaven is a playground,” wrote G.K. Chesterton more than a century ago. If the British philosopher and champion of play were to visit modern-day Wisconsin, he would be pleased to…
Khader El-Yateem has been appointed executive director of the Service and Justice home area of the ELCA. El-Yateem will begin his service March 18. “I am excited about Pastor El-Yateem…
It was fall 2019, one of those crisp, golden, mornings in northern Minnesota. The mournful wail of the loons echoed across Stocking Lake, as if they were saying “goodbye” before…
This fall, when ELCA Lutherans of African descent gathered from around the country—and beyond—for the ELCA African Descent Ministries “Reclaim” conference, a refrain was heard throughout the weekend: “In all…
As we wrapped up 2023, we took a look at some of our top stories from the year. Below are Living Lutheran‘s five most-read articles from the last 12 months….
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