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. Saturday,
The history of the Ukrainian Jewish community goes back over 1,000 years. Located in the Pale of Settlement, a territory at the western edge of the Russian empire where Jews were forced to live beginning in the late 18th century, the country was once home to over 1 million Jews
Is there rational life in outer space? And what might Catholic theologians have to say about it? I must admit that I feel strange addressing these questions, which from the outside might seem to be completely useless. After all, we do not know whether there is extraterrestrial life in our
4 Benefits of Planting a Church With New Believers What you gain when you don’t overlook new converts. What to Sing on Ash WednesdayThis article was reposted too late for those planning this year’s Ash Wednesday services. Jamie Brown makes some good recommendations. How to Display Lyrics On Your Camera
By Ruth Ivory-Moore, ELCA Program Director for Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility As Lutherans, we recognize our role as stewards of creation, called to care for the earth as God cares for the earth.* We are passionate about creation care and are aware of impacts climate change is having 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 we pray for the needs of the world and give thanks for the ministries of our church. Wednesday,
Babi Yar (sometimes spelled Babyn Yar) is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv where tens of thousands of Jews were shot and killed by Nazi forces in a matter of days in September, 1941. The Babi Yar massacre is considered one of the largest massacres perpetrated during the
Churches Still Recovering From Pandemic Losses The average U.S. Protestant church reports attendance at 74% of what it was prior to COVID-19, which means 1 in 4 pre-pandemic churchgoers are still missing from in-person worship services. 10 Great Ways Kids Can Serve at ChurchThere are lots of ways of involving