Prayer ventures: May 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 17

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Prayer ventures: May 16
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 16

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Prayer ventures: May 15
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 15

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand ordains first women pastors
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Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand ordains first women pastors

The Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ) has ordained its first female pastors. Maria Rudolph was ordained at Concordia College Chapel Highgate in South Australia on Palm Sunday,…
Foster elected bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod
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Foster elected bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod

Katrina Foster, New York, N.Y., was elected May 3 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Metropolitan New York Synod. The election took place during the synod…
ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on the election of Pope Leo XIV
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ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on the election of Pope Leo XIV

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter on the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. “We of the Evangelical Lutheran Church…
We’re in this together
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We’re in this together

Focal verse “Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor” (Romans 12:10). Reflection As the sun set on an unusually warm spring day, our small town…
Prayer ventures: May 3
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 3

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Prayer ventures: May 2
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 2

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Is Christianity in the U.S. still declining?
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Is Christianity in the U.S. still declining?

We’ve all seen the graphs tracking the decline of U.S. Christianity, with a trendline plunging downward. But a new study from the Pew Research Center, “Decline of Christianity in the…
Where community meets hope
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Where community meets hope

For single mom Rachel Gallo, the road of life had been especially bumpy. But in fall 2023, her journey led her to a life-changing destination in the form of a…