Operation: Cookie Conversations
Voices of Faith

Operation: Cookie Conversations

Sue and I approached the first house with trepidation. I had some paper and a pen in my hands, she balanced a tote bag full of plates of cookies carefully…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 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…

Top five articles from 2022
Faith in Action

Top five articles from 2022

As we wrapped up 2022, 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….

The blurring of law and gospel
From The Presiding Bishop

The blurring of law and gospel

Martin Luther once said, “I felt that I had been born anew and that the gates of heaven had been opened. The whole of Scripture gained a new meaning. And…

A year of questions
Faith in Action

A year of questions

Focal verse “Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’” (Matthew 16:13). Reflection Our…

A culture of innovation
Voices of Faith

A culture of innovation

Iain Chester wondered how members of Gen Z experience meaning and purpose, and what those answers mean to the ELCA. Patrick Nagaro worked with a group that explored bringing to…

Equipping for ministry
Mission & Ministry

Equipping for ministry

Beginning in the 1960s, Lutherans adopted a unique way of equipping people for ministry, as Christian leadership formation is described in Ephesians 4. A year serving a congregation as an…

ELCA introduces Journi
Faith in Action

ELCA introduces Journi

The ELCA has introduced Journi, a web-based tool designed to help people discern their call to leadership in the ELCA. “Journi encourages all of us to seek out and inspire…