Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. We offer these petitions as a guide for your prayer life as together we pray for the needs of the world and give thanks for the ministries of our church. Thursday, Jan. 6
Today’s daf continues the Gemara’s discussion of the limits imposed on the sale of sacred items. As we saw yesterday, there’s a hierarchy of holiness surrounding synagogues, beginning with the ground on which a synagogue stands and proceeding right up to the Torah scroll itself, the pinnacle of holy items.
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. What came as a surprise to the early Christians who were Jews, was that Good News was not just for Jews but also for non-Jews. The Holy Spirit
As we wrapped up 2021, we took a look at some of our top stories from the year. Below are Living Lutheran‘s five most-read articles from the last 12 months. They’re worth a read or a reread! We look forward to bringing you more great stories in 2022. Jesus was
In the midst of a discussion about how many people are called to the Torah for aliyot on various occasions, today’s daf offers a surprising statement that women, as well as men, can be called to the Torah for an aliyah, but then adds an immediate qualifier that effectively prevents
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. Whatever happens in the year ahead, good or bad, let us steadfastly trust in God’s goodwill toward us. The Scripture reading for this Sunday is John 1: 10-18
Or should it be forgiveness versus retaliation? The definitions of the terms used in this article are taken from the Cambridge English Dictionary. Anger is “a strong feeling that makes you want to hurt someone or be unpleasant because of something unfair or unkind that has happened; to make someone
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 we pray for the needs of the world and give thanks for the ministries of our church. Friday,