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Practices of a tangible faith
When my daughter was 3 she had a series of seizures. Someone said to me, “You’ll be OK; your strong faith will get you through.” I was an ordained ELCA…
Living Faithfully
ELCA Reformation grants awarded
The ELCA Reformation Anniversary Grant Program, from the Thrivent Financial Foundation Reformation Anniversary Grant, has awarded 19 grants to assist with 500th anniversary observances. Support has gone to those who…
Prayer Ventures
May 30
Everyday, 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…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Shattering the cycle of fear
Lectionary blog for June 5 Third Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17 My grandfather, Reid Chilton, was a great storyteller in the old Appalachian…
Prayer Ventures
May 26
Everyday, 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…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Loving all the rest of us
Lectionary blog for May 29 Second Sunday after Pentecost I Kings 8:22-23, 41-43; Psalm 96:1-9; Galatians 1:1-12; Luke 7:1-10 I have lived in several small towns and rural places in…
Prayer Ventures
May 16
Everyday, 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 Ventures
May 15
Everyday, 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…
Living Faithfully
Changing tires, changing lives
Sheree Brussa lost her house, car and most of her possessions in 2013 when a flood left much of her Des Plaines, Ill., community under water. The single mother didn’t…
Prayer Ventures
May 12
Everyday, 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…
Mission & Ministry
Free prayer in a coffee shop
I drink coffee only on Thursdays. This is mainly because that’s the day I sit at a local coffee shop for a few hours with a little sign that says…
Voices of Faith
Beware of the Lutherans: Darrow and the danger of labeling
Clarence Darrow, arguably one of the most famous attorneys in the 20th century, wrote an article for Esquire titled “How to pick a jury.” Here’s my favorite quote: “Beware of…
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