Living Lutheran is the official and primary publication of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Founded in 1831, it had a monthly circulation of over 133,000 households in 50 countries, sharing news of the denomination’s activities, institutions, congregations, and synods in paper distribution before going fully digital in 2024.
Months after a Nashville jury found six pro-life Christians guilty of both conspiracy and FACE charges for blocking access to an abortion clinic, resulting in the defendants each facing up to a maximum of 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $350,000,
Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Pastor Tony Evans has broken his silence on social media since going radio silent nearly a month ago, following the announcement that he was stepping away from public ministry on account of unnamed sins he committed. While Evans has been silent, many have speculated what sort of sin
Several months ago, the Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber in Idaho banned the use of crosses and other religious symbols in its July 4th parade, passing a bylaw making “symbols associated with specific political movements, religions or ideologies” unacceptable. Chamber President Linda Coppess shared that the new policies were initiated after complaints
Rev. Mark Sandlin is the senior impastor at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, a small PCUSA congregation in Greensboro, NC. The church describes itself as “an inclusive community, experiencing, exploring, appreciating, celebrating the spiritual foundation of existence” while also “affirm(ing) the presence of that which has been traditionally called God
Andy Stanley has taken a shot at the Southern Baptist Convention over their treatment of Saddleback Church and former senior pastor Rick Warren, describing the decision to excise his church from the denomination as “sick” and an example of “prioritizing politics over mission.” Stanley, who insists “I’m so theologically conservative
In what has seemed like the floodgates of justice and exposure pouring over a pantheon of perverse megachurch pastors over the last few months, another impostor has been exposed, with Zachary King of LexCity Church in Lexington, KY, being the last perp. According to the arrest citation, King admitted that
Police arrested 18-year-old Florida resident Christian Maier and charged him with felony criminal mischief after he allegedly burned donuts on the LGBTQ Pride Sidewalk in his pickup truck. In the case that has caused wailing and gnashing of teeth from LGBTQ activist everywhere (who have been simply besides themselves over
The Meeting House church in Oakville, ON, which disgraced pastor Bruxy Cavey once led, is shutting down for a month after being unable to find abuse insurance following nearly 40 different reports of sexual abuse against four pastors within the church. Bruxy Cavey is one of the country’s most recognizable
As SBC congregations grapple with the realization that they have many churches with women pastors and that prominent denominational leaders want to keep it that way, Lifeway Christian Resources, the convention’s publishing arm, continues to advocate for the former, doing what it can to insert a little egalitarianism into everything
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