Prayer ventures: Dec. 7
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 7

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 life…

North American church leaders call for peace in Holy Land in Advent resource
Faith in Action

North American church leaders call for peace in Holy Land in Advent resource

The leaders of the ELCA, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada and The Episcopal Church have released the Churches Beyond Borders 2023 Advent Cycle of…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 30
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 30

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 life…

A church of hope
Mission & Ministry

A church of hope

In a triumph of rebirth and renewal, a single Seattle block will soon accommodate not only an ELCA church but homes for dozens of people. Columbia City Church of Hope,…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 26
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 26

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 life…

10 years of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday
Faith in Action

10 years of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday

“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is the ELCA’s annual day of service, and this year we celebrated the 10th anniversary! Join New Life Lutheran Church in Bolingbrook, Ill., and Shepherd…

Lectionary blog: Sheep who listen
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Sheep who listen

Lectionary for Nov. 26, 2023 Christ the King Sunday Last Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 Lectionary readings late in the season after Pentecost…

North American, Holy Land heads of churches meet in solidarity, prayer
Faith in Action

North American, Holy Land heads of churches meet in solidarity, prayer

On Nov. 16, the North American heads of Churches Beyond Borders met online with their Lutheran and Episcopal counterparts in the Holy Land for a time of solidarity and prayer….

I’m a Lutheran: Richard Nesbit
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Richard Nesbit

St. Luke Lutheran Church, New York City Founder, Let’s Send These Kids to School; digital art manager, Carolina Human Reinvestment I have been a member of St Luke Lutheran Church…

ELCA Conference of Bishops elects Bishop Yehiel Curry as conference chair
Faith in Action

ELCA Conference of Bishops elects Bishop Yehiel Curry as conference chair

The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Sept. 26-30 at the Lutheran Center in Chicago. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding…