A conversation with Chay Rossing
Voices of Faith

A conversation with Chay Rossing

June is Pride Month! We are excited to affirm and embrace everyone in the church, and to amplify the voices of our ELCA siblings in the LGBTQIA+ community. Today we…
I can’t just pray it away
Voices of Faith

I can’t just pray it away

The hardest words to say are “I’m sorry.” Admitting our mistakes requires humility, self-awareness and vulnerability. Read any online comment section or social media post and you’ll see how hard…
Beyond diminishment to full personhood in Christ
Voices of Faith

Beyond diminishment to full personhood in Christ

Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024, “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen, president…
I’m a Lutheran: Daniel Lloyd
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Daniel Lloyd

St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, Minn. Organist and pianist I started studying piano at the age of 6 and loved it. When I was 12, I heard the pipe organ…
A conversation with Petra Limbong
Voices of Faith

A conversation with Petra Limbong

This month Living Lutheran is speaking with Lutherans who are and identify as Asian, Asian American and/or people of Pacific Island (AAPI) heritage. We are honored to share the stories of…
Bearing witness in <i>Civil War</i>
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Bearing witness in Civil War

As a veteran photojournalist, Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) has had her share of adventures. But even she never expected to find herself pinned down by sniper fire in a dilapidated…
A gift of hope
Voices of Faith

A gift of hope

Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024, “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen, president…