In his description of love in his first letter to the Corinthians the apostle Paul lists several attitudes and behaviors which are not characteristic of the kind of love that Jesus teaches his disciples to show one another. They include rudeness. When we are rude, we behave in a way
By the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director, Witness in Society A year ago, I watched the storming of the U.S. Capitol with horror – outraged at the violence and assault on our democracy, fearful for the lives of public servants and appalled at the proliferation of Christian language and symbols
Stained glass of John Wesley at the World Methodist Council Museum, formerly at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Photo by Steve Beard. In honor of the passing of our friend Dr. William J. Abraham, we are republishing an address he presented at the 1995 national gathering of the Confessing Movement Within
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