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  • Saturday Lagniappe: ‘Feed My Sheep’ and More

    Feed My Sheep Emanuel Cleaver examines what is means to take care of Jesus’ sheep. What Does a Committed Church Member Look Like?Thabiti Anyabwile describes 8 ways committed membership expresses itself. Two Things God Does When You Put Him SecondWe put God second in our lives more often than we

  • February Update: Advocacy Connections

    from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director Partial expanded content from Advocacy Connections: February 2022 2022 ELCA FEDERAL POLICY PRIORITIES  |  HOUSING IN FEDERAL BUDGET  |  AFGHAN REFUGEE ADVOCACY   |  FOREIGN ASSISTANCE  |  HOLY LAND CHURCH LEADERS’ CONCERN   2022 ELCA

  • Prayer ventures: Feb. 27

    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. Sunday,

  • Church Renewal Can Only Emerge From Love

    It is hard not to be dismayed at the ongoing tenor and level of discourse and division occurring in the US Catholic Church these days. Like so many, I am deeply concerned at the temptation to identify and affiliate with our cliques within the church rather than with the corporate

  • Prayer ventures: Feb. 24

    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. Thursday,

  • The Other Side and Back

    Cover image: “She will find what is lost,”©Brian T. Kershisnik, 2012. Used with permission. This life is a continuum from pre-mortal existence that transitions into the life here on earth, then life after this.  I want to share some poignant accounts people have shared with me concerning departed friends and