I had just finished leading a workshop for deployed Navy service members in which I offered suggestions for reintegrating into life in the U.S. A young man, probably no older…
Imagine if the name you were given were taken away from you. Or if the personality that makes you unique were denied. Imagine if the voice that was given to…
Editor’s note: In her book One Coin Found: How God’s Love Stretches to the Margins (Fortress Press, 2019), Emmy Kegler remembers falling in love with Scripture while wrestling with the…
On May 15, ELCA members and the Racine (Wis.) Interfaith Coalition called for just immigration reform at an evening prayer vigil held outside the Kenosha County Detention Center. ELCA Greater…
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life (Matthew 6:25). The afternoon unfurled ahead of me as quiet and uncluttered as a deserted country lane. Settling into the…
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…
“Will you take me with you?” As Karen Castillo prepared to leave Playito Cerro Alto, a secluded village along Guatemala’s Rio Chixoy, she heard this familiar request from a girl….
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…
Jesus “heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3). Scripture makes clear that God’s will is for each of us, and the entire planet, to have health, wholeness…
Stephanie Murphy, a Florida Democrat, is the first Vietnamese American woman — and only the second Vietnamese American ever — to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Her congressional work,…
The Church Council of the ELCA met at the Lutheran Center in Chicago April 4-7. The council, which serves as the ELCA’s board of directors, took action on a variety…
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…
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