Sometimes stories in the Bible become so well-known that the characters are never released into our lives but are trapped in time, annually unboxed for seasonal sentiment….

Editor’s note: This perspective by Sarah V. Hershberger of Grace Lutheran Church, Shamokin, Pa., is adapted from “Port Call,” the fall 2024 newsletter of Seafarers International House….

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…

Lectionary for Dec. 8, 2024Second Sunday of AdventMalachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79;Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 My wife, who has been moving toward remission from cancer this year, has…