Stories, reflections and perspectives from diverse range of voices across the ELCA.
Connecting with siblings in Christ and neighbors is more than finding friends. (Though that’s important!) The intentionality of building community and maintaining social connection is part of our Lutheran calling….
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, and the synod bishops from Minnesota offer a joint pastoral video message addressing immigration activity. The bishops acknowledge the uncertainty being experienced by…
Epiphany Lutheran Church, Pickerington, Ohio Chief farm operator, Preston Family Farm; co-founder, Winchester Farm Exchange I grew up in a tiny congregation in Centerville, Ohio, Epiphany Lutheran. That congregation eventually…
Editor’s note: On Jan. 18, Lucille “CeCee” Mills, secretary of the ELCA, delivered the sermon for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration and commemoration worship service hosted by the Los…
Editor’s note: This article originally ran on Jan. 17, 2022. But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who…
I’m far from the first to share my fatigue with living in “unprecedented times.” We are indeed living in times of upheaval and division, within society and the church alike….
When sitting down to watch Wake Up Dead Man, viewers will likely expect a murder mystery full of twists and turns. After all, this is the third in writer-director Rian…
Today we are sharing prompts to inspire your personal spiritual time and help you set your intentions for the upcoming weekend. Take a moment to reflect on the following and…
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you (Isaiah 60:1). Not long ago, a neighborhood child stood on our front porch…
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rochester, N.Y. Workforce and public affairs specialist, Plug Power, Inc. I connected with Messiah Lutheran late winter, early spring of 2025. I saw the sign and…
As we welcome 2026, Living Lutheran shares journal prompts to guide your self-reflection and help you set your faith intentions for the new year. Is there anything you need to…
My daughters are 2, 4 and 6 years old, so bedtime is still a full-contact sport for me most nights. Between begging them to eat dinner, washing three squirming bodies and finally dressing them in their beloved pajamas, I am more tired by bedtime than they are. Yet somehow the last two…
For some Americans, it may be easy to think that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in July, will…
We all know the story of the angel appearing to shepherds on the night Jesus was born. In church, we’ll hear Matthew’s version this year, but many will think of…
This fall, I had the privilege of attending the ELCA Multicultural Young Adult Event in New Orleans. Organized by the churchwide organization’s Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities, the gathering…
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