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Living Faithfully

Top five articles from 2020

As we wrapped up 2020, we took a look at some of our top stories from the year. Here are Living Lutheran‘s five most-read articles from the last 12 months. They’re worth a…

Voices of Faith

The road to redemption

From prison to Princeton to the pulpit. That is the road less traveled taken by Erich Kussman, pastor of St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church in Trenton, N.J. It was on that…

Voices of Faith

[video] I’m a Lutheran: Scott Peters

Get to know Scott Peters, a member of Christ Lutheran Church, San Diego, and representative for California’s 52nd Congressional District. Peters shares about growing up in the church as a…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 4

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

Whole and healthy leaders

Danielle DeNise has drawn a line. Regardless of pushbacks, setbacks and clapbacks, she will call out racism. “I have been telling people that the murder of George Floyd has forever…

Voices of Faith

A gift of ministry

Less than a week after giving birth, I joined an online theology class as part of my senior year of seminary. Most participants were near the campus, in St. Paul,…

Mission & Ministry

Travel ban builds resilience

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe, lockdowns and quarantines intended to prevent the virus from spreading halted travel, leaving many stranded. Among those stuck en route to their destinations…

Mission & Ministry

Gifts of friendship

University Lutheran Church and the Islamic Society of Greater Lansing, both in East Lansing, Mich., have a relationship that extends back to the 1970s. The congregations provide spiritual and religious…

Voices of Faith

A message of solidarity

Series editor’s note: Throughout 2020, “Deeper understandings” has engaged the ELCA’s commitment to authentic diversity. —Kathryn A. Kleinhans, dean of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio We tend…

Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Dec. 22

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…

Living Faithfully

Attuned to God’s call

Ina Goetzinger loves to knit. A maker of shawls for parishioners who are ill or hospitalized, she says a prayer for healing with every stitch. But her pastor, Edwin Weber,…

Voices of Faith

“Empowering and comforting”

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…