You are warmly invited to take part in the service and events marking the 50th anniversary of the ordination of Latvian Lutheran women ministers! 50 years ago, in 1975, the archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (LELB), Jānis Matulis, ordained the...
Ko varam mācīties no šīm sievietēm?
Viņas varētu būtu iedvesma jebkurai sievietei, jebkuram vīrietiem – viņas saka, es ticu Dievam, bet ko tas nozīmē tālāk, ja tu tici? Kā tas izpaužas? Vai tu kaut ko dari ar to? Vai tu mīli sev tuvāko? Aicinājums var atklāties ļoti dažādos veidos.
photo: Rihards Puriņš On April 27, 2025, at Riga Luther Church, the consecration service of Kārlis Žols, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia Abroad, took place. The service was attended by bishops from the churches of the Lutheran World Federation...
Vienā vai otrā veidā mēs visi esam ievainoti, pat tie, kuri nāk no šķietami perfektām ģimenēm un labiem apstākļiem. Ja vēlamies palīdzēt citiem, mums pašiem jāatrodas dziedināšanās procesā. Mēs nevaram atbalstīt citus, ja paši neatbildīgi virzāmies pa savu izaugsmes ceļu. Tomēr tas nenozīmē, ka visiem jāpiedzīvo ciešanas, lai spētu palīdzēt tiem, kas cieš.
The beginning of a new year is a fitting moment both for setting new goals and for looking back on the period that has passed. The aim of this publication is to acquaint readers with some of the events of 2024 in Latvia and the world that are connected with the place...
Readings for Advent IV: Micah 5:1-4a I Hebrews 10:5-10 I Luke 1:39-45 (46-56) “A love song to God” “And Mary arose in those days and went in haste to a town of Judah in the hill country and, entering the house of Zechariah, greeted Elizabeth. And it happened that when...
Readings for Advent III: Zephaniah 3:14-20 I Isaiah 12:2-6 I Philippians 4:4-7 I Luke 3:7-18 The third Sunday of Advent is gaudete - a day of joy and gladness. On the other side of the calendar, at the halfway point of the time of suffering, of Lent, is laetare - the...
Readings for Advent II: Malachi 3:1-4 I Luke 1:68-79 I Philippians 1:3-11 I Luke 3:1-6 Sunday will be the Second Sunday of Advent. It will be the day when Christians light the candle of peace in the Advent wreath. Usually I imagine it contemplatively – tea steaming on...
Readings for Advent I: Jeremiah 33:14-16 I Psalm 25:1-10 I Thessalonians 3:9-13 I Luke 21:25-36 Where have you settled? Have you managed to light the first candle, if you have an Advent wreath? At this special time of year we turn our attention to candles, but do...
Anežka Junová is a Czech theologian of the younger generation, who is continuing her studies at Charles University in Prague. She is actively involved in the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, the largest Protestant church in the Czech Republic, leading youth work...