Searching for Peace In life we tend to always be on the search for peace. Peace of mind, peace and quiet, stop to violence, and more. While…
Searching for Peace In life we tend to always be on the search for peace. Peace of mind, peace and quiet, stop to violence, and more. While…
Each month ELCA Worship highlights resources and events from other organizations and institutions. These Lutheran and ecumenical partner organizations work alongside the ELCA to support worship leaders,…
Lectionary for Aug 6, 2023Tenth Sunday after PentecostIsaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21;Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 One of my favorite seminary professors, Joy J. Moore, used to say,…
As far as Bible characters go, I’ve always identified more with Martha than Mary. In Luke 10:38-42, when Martha opens her home to Jesus and his disciples,…
Since the start of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in 1988, New Orleans has hosted the ELCA Youth Gathering and pre-events three different times. The city has…
“For What Shall We Pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in prayer. This resource is prepared by a…
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…
After Jesus asks the disciples to do yet one more seemingly impossible thing – to forgive someone seven times – the disciples cry out, “Increase our faith!”…
Some Christians practice listening to God in a more formal way, as with meditation or centering prayer but listening for God or becoming aware of the presence…
One night at bedtime, my youngest child surprises me by asking God to bless the people who will be awake while he sleeps. His firefighter uncle,…