3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (228+ words) Every day, Living Lutheranoffers a prayer for the day 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 of the world and give…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (300+ words) Lectionary for July 12, 2026 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55: 10-13; Psalm 65: 1-13; Romans 8: 1-11; Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Jesus taught that if we just hear the words but don't make efforts to really study and understand them in our contexts, that is like seed eaten by birds…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (441+ words) Editor's note: Throughout the summer, Living Lutheran is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with articles reflecting on the church's role in civic life and Lutheran contributions to the history of the United States. All…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (671+ words) Editor's note: Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued his second entry in "All Together in One Place," a new series of monthly messages. Each message will share a pastoral word, rooted in Scripture, that witnesses to God's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (312+ words) Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day 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 of the world and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (707+ words) Author and ELCA pastor Natalia Terfa knows what it's like to find oneself on the outside looking in. Growing up, she had a healthy curiosity that she found wasn't always welcome at church. The answers she received'or didn't'to her questions…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (569+ words) Elected May 16 as bishop of the ELCA Saint Paul Area Synod, Justin Grimm believes that everyone in God's family has gifts to use in our work of transforming the world. Grimm, who served as the synod's director for evangelical mission…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (362+ words) Lectionary for July 5, 2026 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Zechariah 9: 9-12; Psalm 145: 8-14; Romans 7: 15-25a; Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30 At the same time, there are good things to be done with our bodies. Being idle all the time wastes the gifts of our bodies, which are meant to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (299+ words) Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day 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 of the world and…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (304+ words) Every day, Living Lutheranoffers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource "Prayer ventures," which can be downloadedhere. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs of…...