Three years ago, when Sue. J. Briner, bishop of the Southwestern Texas Synod, tasked Keats Miles-Wallace to build a grassroots community for those who identify as LGBTQIA+, the pastor had…
It may start with a hyperlocal question: A pastor, noticing a food bank running out of products and experiencing longer lines, asks, “Why is that? What can we do?” State…
June 13, 2025, marks the 500th wedding anniversary of Katharina von Bora and Martin Luther, an event that we might think of as a “Reformation of Marriage.” When we commemorate…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on the Trump administration’s recently announced travel ban to the United States from 12 countries, several of which…
When Karen Anderson volunteered as a medical missionary to Chile in 1981, she told her parents she would be back in a year. Forty-three years later, her home and heart…
Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians with different…
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…
May 25, 2025, marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. In this video message to the church honoring Floyd, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton calls our attention…
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…
May 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. In observance of this day, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a video message addressing the “horrific act that…
Watch Kevin J. O’Brien, professor of Christian and environmental ethics at Pacific Lutheran University, talk about the column he wrote on creation care for “Deeper understandings.” And read his…
Many ELCA congregations, synods and households reflect on how their budgets reveal their values and priorities. As the U.S. federal budget is finalized for fiscal year 2026, it, too, reflects…
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