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• Defining a new future for Malawi September 25, 2023
  Elube Phunduma laughs as her sow and five piglets noisily devour their dinner, much to the delight of the visitors to her home in the village of Bakali, Malawi. The piglets—and the joy they inspire—are more than entertainment though. Elube knows that the animals will provide her income she will need to avoid the food […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: Sept. 25 September 25, 2023
  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. Monday, Sept. 25 We remember in […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Lectionary blog: Teaching repentance September 25, 2023
  Lectionary for Oct. 1, 2023 18th Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 In contemplating the readings for this week, I started thinking about birth order and personalities. Generally, but not always, the firstborn is a rule follower and deeply concerned with fairness. Middle children are rambunctious and spirited but […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: Sept. 24 September 24, 2023
  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, Sept. 24 We pray that […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: Sept. 23 September 23, 2023
  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. Saturday, Sept. 23 What an amazing […]
  Andrea Kulik
• The compassion fence September 22, 2023
  Let’s say your Bible falls open one fine morning to a verse smack-dab in the middle of Matthew’s Gospel: “Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself” (14:13). Heard what exactly? What had the man just learned that caused him to depart, solo and pronto, […]
  Jim Jones
• Prayer ventures: Sept. 22 September 22, 2023
  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. Friday, Sept. 22 We ask God […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Lutheran World Federation concludes 13th Assembly September 21, 2023
  The 13th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) concluded in Kraków, Poland, on Sept. 19 with member churches pledging to strengthen the bonds between them, celebrate the gift of unity in diversity and serve the neighbor, “knowing that the center is always Christ.” In a published message, delegates to the weeklong gathering of the […]
  John Potter
• Prayer ventures: Sept. 21 September 21, 2023
  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, Sept. 21 International Day of […]
  Andrea Kulik
• AMMPARO congregations practice hospitality September 21, 2023
  While Karina was shoulders deep in a river in the Darién Gap, crossing between Colombia and Panama, her main thought was whether she, her 6-year-old son and her 18-year-old daughter would make it safely to the other side. The idea of reaching the U.S. border or being allowed into the United States seemed increasingly unlikely. […]
  Andrea Kulik