Many members, one body
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Many members, one body

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ (1 Corinthians…
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,…
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…
80 years after WWII
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80 years after WWII

On May 8, 1945, Europe emerged from the devastation of World War II. Eighty years later, the scars of that conflict and the subsequent occupation of Eastern Europe are still…
Prayer ventures: May 5
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Prayer ventures: May 5

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…
Prayer ventures: April 28
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 28

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…
The Densifier Dudes
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The Densifier Dudes

Martin Luther likely wasn’t toting a Big Gulp when he went to hammer his 95 Theses to the church door in 1517. But if he were, and if he had…
ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral message on death of Pope Francis
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ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral message on death of Pope Francis

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on the death of Pope Francis. “On this Easter Monday, we of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America…
Serving with Hope
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Serving with Hope

Lent is a season of reflection and renewal — a 40-day period in the liturgical calendar, from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, when Lutherans focus on the life and ministry…