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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,…

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…

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,…

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…

Faith in Action

News from ELCA Advocacy

Congregations volunteer, donate, cook, serve and care for the hungry in our communities. Despite these efforts, 2 out of 3 kids who are born into poor families will likely remain…

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…

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…

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

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…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 17

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…

Faith in Action

Bishop Eaton statement concerning Jenin incursions

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, issued a statement of concern following the July 3 Jenin incursion. On that day the Israeli military conducted a major assault on the…

Voices of Faith

I will give you rest

The Gospel reading for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost offers a promise many might crave. In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says, “I will give you rest.” In this passage, Jesus addresses…