Browsing through my work journal recently, I noticed the date when my entries stopped: March 19, 2020. The next week the Chicago-based churchwide staff began sheltering in place. I remember…
In history-rich New Orleans, a Lutheran congregation and a local research university have come together to build a brighter future for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. Bethlehem Lutheran…
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…
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…
Protected by the night, a gang of street toughs bully a young initiate into attacking an innocent bystander. But as the boy hesitates and the bystander pleads for help, heavy…
Elena Cedillo, Chad Rimmer and Phoebe Morad greeted each student as they joined the Zoom conference. The students, representing 10 countries and ranging in age from 21 to 70, had…
The 1619 Project has proved a hot topic since its introduction in August 2019. A collection of long-form journalistic essays by writers from the New York Times, the 1619 Project’s…
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…
In his valedictorian speech at Goldsboro (N.C.) High School, Michael Cruz told fellow foster children they were blessed with a life of greater purpose. “I have dedicated my life to…
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…
Several years ago I was having an over-the-fence conversation with my neighbor. My garden lay at the edge of my property line, and her children’s play set stood at the…
587 B.C.E. was not a good year. The siege of Jerusalem ended with the destruction of the city, its walls and Solomon’s temple. Many died of starvation during the siege….
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