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Voices of Faith
Something new emerges
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on grief—not simply the sorrow experienced upon loss of a loved one but any type of loss. We grieve when we lose a job or experience…
Voices of Faith
A call for the midwives
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2021, “Deeper understandings” will continue to engage the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar will carry on this theme in the next issue. —Kathryn A….
Faith in Action
ELCA Asian and Pacific Islander Association issues anti-Asian racism statement
The Asian and Pacific Islander Association of the ELCA has issued a statement addressing the recent increase in violence directed toward Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The ELCA Conference…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: March 3
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
“Something broke open”
Editor’s note: As we reflect on one of the most tumultuous years in recent history, with movements that brought discussions of race and racism to the forefront, we offer a series focusing on…
Faith in Action
A rich history
Established in 1890, St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baltimore is North America’s oldest African American Lutheran congregation. This fact is noted in ELCA documents, newspaper articles and The Lutheran…
Spiritual Resources
A practical guide to bridging societal gaps
There are books that provoke action and those that provide a blueprint for taking action. In The World Is About to Turn: Mending a Nation’s Broken Faith (Chalice Press, 2020),…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Feb. 15
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Mission & Ministry
Locally grown
As the world sheltered in place this past spring due to COVID-19, so did Maria (Maggie) Carrasco Mella. But, after three months of isolating at her home in Santiago, Chile,…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Feb. 8
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Mission & Ministry
A song in the midst of suffering
Dayvin Hallmon stands in the glow of streetlamps with a viola nestled under his chin. Red and blue lights pulse across darkened homes and storefronts. Milwaukee police mill about, investigating the scene:…
Spiritual Resources
The “mother of Black Lutheranism in America”
Editor’s note: This story continues “A rich and varied history” (January 2019). In the first decades of the 20th century, African Americans faced grinding poverty and harsh racial restrictions. Many African…
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