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Open doors
For years Marsha Harris worked at various congregations—first as a layperson and then while waiting for her first call—before a class attended by only a handful of people made her…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Mahareta (Meta) Paubert Kaurin
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fircrest, Wash. Nurse and co-founder and executive director of Nofy i Androy (NiA) I pray that people who can’t find food will have enough and have healthy…
Voices of Faith
A “maverick” for the church
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
Voices of Faith
Vulnerability changes you
I had my first encounter with vulnerability as a college freshman. My dorm mate, Susan, had the uncanny ability to ask thoughtful, challenging, personal questions—the type no one had ever…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: April 4
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…
Living Faithfully
Cloaks and palms
From Spirit in the Hills Lutheran Church in Spicewood, Texas, to First Lutheran Church of San Diego, some ELCA congregations are adding clothing donations to their Palm Sunday processionals, linking…
Living Faithfully
My take: Lutheran witness needed now, more than ever
In March 2016, I was asked to write an article for Living Lutheran about the emerging split in our nation’s culture, especially the widening gap in our political ideologies. Since…
Mission & Ministry
A network of care
It was a distressing situation: a family divided by more than 2,000 miles and facing dire health situations on both ends. In Tucson, Ariz., John (last name withheld), a father…
Voices of Faith
It takes a village to raise a pastor
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color, and 10 years…
Mission & Ministry
They bring the good news
Over the past half-century, the meanings of “ministry” and “minister” have changed dramatically for many Lutherans. “Minister” used to refer exclusively to an ordained man, also called “reverend,” “pastor” or…
Mission & Ministry
Healing love
Raised in San Antonio as a Roman Catholic, Enedina Casarez Vasquez was 9 years old when an incident during mass changed her life. She was waiting for her friend Tony…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: March 2
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…