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• Prayer ventures: July 26 July 26, 2024
  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, July 26 We pray for […]
  Andrea Kulik
• “An important time to be the church” July 26, 2024
  For Nathan Pipho, who was elected June 7 as bishop of the New England Synod, the top three priorities for his synod are clear: “Telling the story of Jesus, building community and doing the work of racial justice.” And he sees some clear ways the synod can take on those opportunities. “The more focused we […]
  John Potter
• Prayer ventures: July 25 July 25, 2024
  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, July 25 We remember in […]
  Andrea Kulik
• A vocation of service July 25, 2024
  Service to others has always been integral to Sam Swenson-Reinhold’s worldview. “I’m a double pastor’s kid, so I’m a unique breed in that way,” he said. With two ELCA pastors as parents, he’s “been an ELCA member since the time I came out of the womb.” His father is an ELCA coach, and his mother […]
  Kelly Wilkerson
• “Committed to growth” July 24, 2024
  As congregations seek new ways to minister to diverse communities, outdoor ministries are redefining how they welcome campers of all faiths, ethnicities and sexual orientations. One of the ELCA’s 145 outdoor ministries, HopeWood Outdoors, based in Columbus, Ohio, aspires to be more welcoming and sustainable financially. With day-camp programs and 480 acres of campground in […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: July 24 July 24, 2024
  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. Wednesday, July 24 “The Lord is […]
  Andrea Kulik
• News from ELCA advocacy July 23, 2024
  Editor’s note: This post was written by Quentin Bernhard, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow. Racial justice initiatives through the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod and Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) are the first recipients of Jackie Maddox Racial Justice Advocacy Grants. Maddox, whose contributions to ELCA advocacy are recognized by the grant, served in the ELCA’s Washington, D.C., […]
  John Potter
• Prayer ventures: July 23 July 23, 2024
  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. Tuesday, July 23 We praise God […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: July 22 July 22, 2024
  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, July 22 We pray for […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Lectionary blog: “Do not follow a crowd” July 22, 2024
  Lectionary for July 28, 2024 10th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 I’ve had the great benefit of working for several excellent bosses. I served on staffs with Bishop Suzanne Dillahunt of the Southern Ohio Synod and Bishop William Gafkjen of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod. Now I work for Brett […]
  Andrea Kulik