For years, integral mission—a theological vision that saw evangelism and social justice as inseparable components of Christian life, or as “two wings of an airplane,” as Ecuadorian…

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on the Haitian immigrant community in Ohio. “The recent national spotlight on Haitian immigrants in Springfield,…

It was our first Christmas season as a family of four, and we were excited to attend our new church’s lessons-and-carols service. As my husband carried our…

Seattle Maritime Academy student, Girl Scouts of the USA Gold Award recipientImmanuel Lutheran Church, Seattle I graduated high school this year, but I had been involved 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…

The odds are good that you know someone who wagered on sports in the past year. With the rise in online sports betting, the industry now makes…

An investigation into how leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) have dealt with sexual abuse by clergy has cost more than $12 million over the past…

The St. Louis ministers weren’t prepared to debate polygamy.  Darren Young and Thurman Williams, who work in urban ministry in St. Louis, say they joined an accountability…

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…