Prayer ventures: April 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 14

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…

Finding the divine in each day
Spiritual Resources

Finding the divine in each day

Ále Suárez is a singer-songwriter, an expressive arts therapist and a recent Master of Divinity graduate of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Suárez dreams of creating a safe space for the…

“This is where you can meet God”
Faith in Action

“This is where you can meet God”

For years Sunday worship had felt more routine than restorative for Ellen Flanders, a lifelong member of Christ United Church in DeWitt, Mich. Then Alex Aivars, pastor of the ELCA-Episcopal…

“Fundamentally flesh and fundamentally earth”
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“Fundamentally flesh and fundamentally earth”

The Gospel of Luke recounts the risen Jesus appearing among his disciples on the evening of the resurrection and asking for something to eat. “People have talked a lot about…

A reflection on the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza
Voices of Faith

A reflection on the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Disability Ministries blog. At the 2024 ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza, held Jan. 18-21 in New Orleans, several firsts occurred related to Disability…

Hymn of the month – Bless Now, O God, the Journey
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Hymn of the month – Bless Now, O God, the Journey

Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some beloved Lutheran hymns. This month’s hymn is Bless Now, O God, the Journey.  Text: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955 – 1993 Music:…

The holiness of simply being
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The holiness of simply being

In part one of this interview, Living Lutheran spoke with Rachel Young Binter about how embodied spiritual practices inform her work as pastor of the Corner House, the Lutheran campus…

Ministry that honors the body
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Ministry that honors the body

Rachel Young Binter is pastor of the Corner House, the Lutheran campus ministry of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She’s also a therapeutic yoga instructor, Reiki practitioner and meditation guide. Living…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 24
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 24

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…

Hymn of the month – We Three Kings of Orient Are
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Hymn of the month – We Three Kings of Orient Are

Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some beloved Lutheran hymns. We Three Kings of Orient Are By John Hopkins Jr. We three kings of orient…

An Advent Scripture recap and reflection
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An Advent Scripture recap and reflection

As the season of Advent comes to an end, take some time to read and ponder these Scriptures collected from Bread for the Day. At the end of this list…

Our medieval hymns: “Savior of the Nations, Come”
Mission & Ministry

Our medieval hymns: “Savior of the Nations, Come”

Author’s note: Lutherans and other hymn lovers may be surprised to learn how many of their favorite hymns come from medieval texts. Can anything good come out of the “Dark…