United by art
Faith in Action

United by art

Art has a way of breaking down barriers and inviting people to come together as they find commonality in the pieces displayed. When you put art on a church campus,…

August Contemplations part two
Spiritual Resources

August Contemplations part two

Every Tuesday in August, ELCA pastors and leaders are sharing contemplative prompts for reflection and meditation. Today Andrew “Drew” Tucker, executive director of HopeWood Outdoors in Westerville, Ohio, shares his…

Prayer ventures: Aug. 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 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…

Ten on the tenth
Faith in Action

Ten on the tenth

On Sept. 10 the ELCA will celebrate the 10th anniversary of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, an annual day of service in which congregations come together to lend a hand,…

ADLA Assembly meets in Atlanta
Faith in Action

ADLA Assembly meets in Atlanta

The African Descent Lutheran Association may have dispersed from its assembly, but the memories and mission lives on. This year’s assembly, held July 7-9 in Atlanta, focused on the theme…

God revealed through people with disabilities
Voices of Faith

God revealed through people with disabilities

Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on March 7, 2018. We are rerunning it this year in observance of Disability Pride Month.   His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned,…

[Video] Future Church: God’s Love Made Real
Mission & Ministry

[Video] Future Church: God’s Love Made Real

The gift of God’s son is for the world, not just our church buildings. The Future Church vision focuses on the world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in…

Prayer ventures: July 22
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 22

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…

ELCA chaplain fulfills a dual calling in the Navy
Voices of Faith

ELCA chaplain fulfills a dual calling in the Navy

Growing up as the son of a U.S. Air Force chaplain in Rice Lake, Wis., Peter Muschinske grew accustomed to people telling him, “You’re going to be a pastor like…

The mission and the many
Voices of Faith

The mission and the many

If there’s such a thing as a classic Lutheran upbringing, it must resemble Greg Busboom’s childhood in Flatville, Ill. Busboom’s great-great-grandfather arrived in Flatville from Germany in 1874 and, with…

Prayer ventures: July 18
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 18

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…