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Harvest of hope
“Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce” (Proverbs 3:9). For most ELCA members, this verse describes giving in a symbolic way. For…
Living Faithfully
ELCA presiding bishop, other faith leaders call for arms reduction agreement extension
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has been joined by 21 U.S. religious leaders in a Jan. 19 statement to President-elect Biden’s transition team calling for an extension of the New…
Living Faithfully
Lutherans in the 117th Congress
Editor’s note: This post was first published on the ELCA Advocacy blog. With the final election results in Georgia resolved, the 117th Congress has begun. Members were sworn into office…
Living Faithfully
ELCA presiding bishop joins NCC leaders in letter to vice president, Cabinet and Congress
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, joined leaders from the National Council of Churches in an open letter to Vice President Mike Pence, members of Congress and the…
Voices of Faith
The road to redemption
From prison to Princeton to the pulpit. That is the road less traveled taken by Erich Kussman, pastor of St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church in Trenton, N.J. It was on that…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Jan. 5
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Mission & Ministry
Gifts of friendship
University Lutheran Church and the Islamic Society of Greater Lansing, both in East Lansing, Mich., have a relationship that extends back to the 1970s. The congregations provide spiritual and religious…
Spiritual Resources
Special delivery
Until recently, Julie Blum never allowed herself to enroll in one of those subscription box programs, which offer periodic delivery of niche products, because “it felt so decadent.” But Blum,…
Living Faithfully
Attuned to God’s call
Ina Goetzinger loves to knit. A maker of shawls for parishioners who are ill or hospitalized, she says a prayer for healing with every stitch. But her pastor, Edwin Weber,…
Living Faithfully
Expanding the idea of family
When many people picture the holidays, their family comes to mind, even if it’s accompanied by commentary about having to tolerate certain members’ irritating qualities. And then there is the…
Living Faithfully
ELCA presiding bishop, ecumenical partners offer Advent message
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, and leaders of the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have joined together to offer…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Nov. 18
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…