Editor’s note: Carol Soderholm, a retired ELCA pastor, and her husband, Paul, own restored prairie land in Northern Illinois. This is their home and a place of living worship that…
Today we are sharing five prompts to help inspire your personal spiritual time. Take a moment to reflect on the following and journal your thoughts. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And…
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…
Mary Button serves a three-point call as pastor of Lutheran Witness Along the Delaware, a shared ministry between the congregations of St. Peter Lutheran in Port Jervis, N.Y.; St. Luke…
I am a transgender woman. I’m also a person of faith—an active member of and leader in my ELCA congregation. I’m sure the Lord guided my journey toward becoming a…
Covering the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol with homemade blankets and quilts wasn’t the recent effort of a national quilting organization. Instead they were part of the Homeless Memorial…
Anne Burghardt, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), visited the United States during the first week of February. Her trip began Feb. 1 at the Lutheran Center in…
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 as together…
In January the ELCA created a New Year Faith Challenge and shared this on its social media pages. The challenge involved a series of interactive templates designed to encourage you…
The 11th Asian Lutheran International Conference (ALIC) was held in Chiang Rai, Thailand, Jan. 12-17, with the theme “Comfort, Comfort My People: Prophetic Justice and Healing.” Sivin Kit, Lutheran World…
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 as together…
More than two decades after the ELCA and The Episcopal Church became full communion partners, congregations from both denominations are joining forces in arrangements that many see as the way…
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