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• Our medieval hymns: “Come, Creator Spirit” May 30, 2023
  Author’s note: Lutherans and other hymn lovers may be surprised to learn how many of their favorite hymns come from medieval texts. Can anything good come out of the “Dark Ages”? Martin Luther thought so; he adopted and adapted multiple hymn texts from the Middle Ages, both Latin and German. This four-part series will explore […]
  Jim Jones
• Prayer ventures: May 30 May 30, 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. Tuesday, May 30 We pray for […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Lectionary blog: Creating and filling May 29, 2023
  Lectionary for June 4, 2023 First Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 1:1–2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 Recently my father-in-law and I built an office for my wife in our basement. We erected walls, insulated, installed drywall, painted and ran electricity conduits. Then I carried down, in several sections, the giant desk, bookshelves, office […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: May 29 May 29, 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, May 29 Memorial Day  We […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: May 28 May 28, 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, May 28 Day of Pentecost  […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: May 27 May 27, 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, May 27 We give thanks […]
  Andrea Kulik
• Prayer ventures: May 26 May 26, 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, May 26 We give thanks […]
  Andrea Kulik
• “Humble and authentic leadership” May 26, 2023
  Two years ago, Jamie Stall-Ryan was serving at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., and poised to call it a career after 25 years in the military. But the Navy, facing a shortage of experienced clergy, made a request: Postpone retirement and fill in as command chaplain at the Coast Guard Academy. Suffice […]
  Andrea Kulik
• A conversation with Hephziba Penumaka May 25, 2023
  As we near the end of May, we are speaking with Lutherans who are and identify as Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Island heritage. We are honored to share the stories of our AAPI siblings in Christ. Today we are speaking with Hephziba Penumaka. Responses have been edited for publication. How are you connected to […]
  Kelly Wilkerson
• My view: The neglected festival May 25, 2023
  We all know the major festivals of our church, right? Christmas and Easter. They are the two major festivals of the ELCA. But not so fast. What about the neglected major festival? What about Pentecost? Christmas and Easter are huge celebrations for at least two reasons: The biblical stories that are the foundations of these […]
  Andrea Kulik