The 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly concluded Aug. 2 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Day six included a service of Holy Communion and the 11th plenary session. Lucille “CeCee” Mills was installed…
The 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly officially opened July 28 at the Phoenix Convention Center, meeting through Aug. 2. Day one consisted of a worship service of Holy Communion and the first plenary…
Lectionary for Aug. 3, 2025 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 In a recent interview with the New York Times, “tech-right” Christian…
Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains and campus ministry directors in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) on the ways in which God is…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
It’s Sunday at 9 a.m., and a small but diverse group assembles behind the bright bay windows of Pizza Quick, a counter-service pizza shop on the eastern edge of Tifton,…
Editor’s note: This reflection is part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) on the ways in which God is at work on…
I like to begin faith formation classes with my congregation the same way each year, grounded in our common identity as beloved children of God through baptism. I invite teachers…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs…
When Katrina Foster first stepped inside St. John Lutheran Church in New York City, she felt a sense of awe. This towering, neo-Gothic building in Brooklyn, a marvel of the…
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Saint Paul Area Synod on Jan. 12. The sport of roller derby has been around since the 1930s. The game (or “bout”)…
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