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Where God dwells
For most of us, the concept of home is complex. In Finding Home (Cascade Books, 2020), author Julie K. Aageson reflects on the physical, spiritual and metaphorical meanings of home….
Voices of Faith
The life-breath of freedom
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2021, “Deeper understandings” will continue to engage the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. Anthony Bateza will carry on this theme in the next issue. —Kathryn A….
Faith in Action
Earth Day statement from Bishop Eaton
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement for Earth Day, April 22. “Dear church, we can ‘testify to the good news of God’s grace’ (Acts 20:24),…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: April 14
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…
Voices of Faith
The power of an autism diagnosis
Author’s note: This article uses identity-first language, the preference of most autistic adults. Sometimes parents resist the news that their child is, or may be, autistic. They wonder why we…
Faith in Action
Gifts of hope
A Nebraska congregation’s annual holiday market turned hope into action more than ever in 2020, ending a year of uncertainty and transition with a triumphant exclamation point thanks to some…
Voices of Faith
At the edges of resurrection
On Monday, April 9, 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged in a concentration camp in Flossenburg, Germany, for his role in a conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler. A week earlier, on…
Voices of Faith
Rolling away the stone of despair
In this season of Easter, we are reminded once more of Christ’s victory over the forces of death. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in spring 2020, however, death has been…
Faith in Action
Resurrection is happening
“When will we get back to normal?” is now a familiar refrain as people yearn for a break from news of COVID-19, social unrest, political turmoil and climate change. But…
Faith in Action
Finding the good in Good Friday
Amid the horror of the depravity, God’s mission prevails.
Voices of Faith
On the road to “adulting”
College can be that time, as one student says, to begin the process of “adulting.” For years, Lutheran campus ministries (LCM) have helped young adults with this process, ready to…
Faith in Action
Truth and reparation
In the wake of George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis last summer, ELCA congregations across Minnesota have considered the ways in which they were engaged with racial justice. Congregations at the…
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