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Recovery and replanting
On Aug. 10, a derecho—a powerful line of thunderstorms with severe winds—swept through the Midwest, with wind speeds reaching as high as 126 mph in Iowa. In Cedar Rapids, nearly…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Sept. 17
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 life…
Mission & Ministry
Church Together – Apart: Our Response to COVID-19, Ohio
In Junction City, Ohio, New Lebanon Lutheran Church runs the Shepherd’s Table feeding ministry. The congregation works with others in its town to make sure that every Tuesday there’s a…
Voices of Faith
Hidden history: El obispo caminante
Hispanic leaders, ministries and resources in the ELCA often go under-supported, underappreciated and uncelebrated. Ours is a hidden story. There are many Hispanic ministries and leaders throughout this church that…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Sept. 13
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 life…
Mission & Ministry
A source of light
At February’s end, Rebecca Duerst, ELCA director for diakonia, had just returned from Lutheran World Federation (LWF) meetings in Geneva when it dawned on her: COVID-19 was spreading like wildfire. …
Mission & Ministry
A doctor’s logbook
On the night of April 13, the staff of Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in Jerusalem discovered their first case of COVID-19. What followed was a series of measures to respond…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: Sept. 7
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 life…
Faith in Action
Making a moment a movement
In the wake of this summer’s racial justice events—the protests that followed the killing of George Floyd, the fifth anniversary of the Emanuel Nine shooting, the increasingly widespread recognition of…
Mission & Ministry
Church Together – Apart: Our Response to COVID-19, New York
In Huntington Station, N.Y., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church doubled the work of its food pantry in response to COVID-19. Gloria Dei grew its ministry by working with food banks and…
Spiritual Resources
Study guide: A source of light
Not since the flu pandemic of a hundred years ago has the world seen a crisis like COVID-19. It has disrupted lives, families, nations and economies across the globe. As…
Mission & Ministry
Church Together – Apart: Our Response to COVID-19, India
In India, many people who had migrated to another part of the country for work lost their jobs due to COVID-19 closures. Without income or food, many made the long…
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