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…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 29
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 29

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…

ELCA Church Council expresses gratitude for leadership of Bill Horne
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ELCA Church Council expresses gratitude for leadership of Bill Horne

Gathering in Chicago Nov. 11-13, the Church Council of the ELCA began its meeting with a shared time in remembrance of William B. “Bill” Horne II, ELCA vice president, who…

Polish Lutheran church votes to ordain women pastors
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Polish Lutheran church votes to ordain women pastors

In an Oct. 16 decision, the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP) allowed women to be ordained as pastors. Forty-five members of the church’s synod voted in…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 10
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 10

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…

Bolstered by relationships
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Bolstered by relationships

Jesus Escamilla knows the power of prayer. For the past 15-plus years, the pastor has seen God answer prayers repeatedly for his congregation, San Gabriel Lutheran in Alvarado, Texas.  “What…

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Churches Beyond Borders releases devotional inspired by United Nations anti-violence efforts

Working alongside the United Nations’ “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, the four member churches of Churches Beyond Borders have compiled a 16-day devotional focusing on the campaign’s…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 9
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 9

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…

Lectionary blog: True greatness
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: True greatness

Lectionary for Nov 14, 2021 25th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 1:4-20, 2:1-10 Hebrews 10, Mark 13:1-8 The semicontinuous lectionary continues with the message about how the kingdom of God…

Remembering, celebrating, turning
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Remembering, celebrating, turning

The month of November in the church year calls to mind deeply meaningful aspects of what it means to be people of faith. On All Saints Day, we remember in…

In memoriam
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In memoriam

William “Bill” Horne, beloved ELCA vice president William “Bill” Horne II, vice president of the ELCA, died Aug. 14 of a suspected heart attack. Horne was a member of St….

Lectionary blog: The opportunity to serve
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The opportunity to serve

Lectionary for Nov. 7, 2021 24th Sunday after Pentecost Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17, Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44 Once again the Gospel of Mark and book of Ruth fit together…