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I’m a Lutheran: Jillian Russell

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | John Potter

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Waldo, OhioGuest relations coordinator, HopeWood Outdoors (Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio)Firefighter/emergency medical technician, Marion (Ohio) City Fire DepartmentI have been involved with St. Paul Lutheran in many ways. I started attending church when I was in middle school and there met my pastor and mentor, who helped to shape my faith life and my vocational path.
It's up to us - Living Lutheran

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik

In Europe, religious holidays are national holidays, and people get the day off. A few years ago, while living in Germany, I was on my way to an Ascension Day worship service when I noticed men pulling small wagons full of cold beer that they were drinking with friends. (Drinking in public is legal in Germany!) Curious, I asked what the occasion was.
Prayer ventures: May 29

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day 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.
Can we pick and choose when it comes to belief?

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | John Potter

You may have heard the derisive label “Cafeteria Christian,” meaning those who choose which Christian teachings to follow or ignore as if they were in a cafeteria line. For two ELCA pastors, though, the phrase is worth reclaiming.
Prayer ventures: May 28

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day 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, May 28 We ask the Spirit to help us respond to the call to participate in God’s work in the world, no matter where it might lead, who we might encounter or what God might ask of us.
Education is a baptismal vocation: A gift and a commitment

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | John Potter

Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians with different understandings and convictions, and as a springboard for active discipleship in the world.
Prayer ventures: May 27

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day 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 27 “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us” (Psalm 67:1).
Time in a faith community

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik

I don’t quite know how I, the program director for African Descent Ministries, ended up at the Asian Lutheran International Conference (ALIC), but nothing could have prepared me for the blessing it was to witness it. Along with me on this journey were Aja, a multiethnic woman of African descent; Mau, a queer nonbinary multiethnic person of Asian descent; and Nia, a queer nonbinary person of Indian descent (last names of some participants withheld).
Prayer ventures: May 26

1 week ago | livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day 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 26 Memorial DayWe remember, honor and give thanks for those in the armed forces who have given their lives for the sake of peace, justice and freedom.
Prayer ventures: May 25

2 weeks ago | livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day 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 25 We give thanks and praise to God for the gift of the Spirit, who is always with us to teach us how to serve as compassionate and courageous disciples of Christ throughout our lives.