On this episode on A Prairie Home Companion, a show for Lutherans and the people who love them. Guy Noir helps out a Sunday School teacher in a bind, Dan Newton and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band play the "Lutheran Polka," and VocalEssence encourages good works. Plus, a message from Lutherans Online (LOL) and what constitutes a Lutheran summer vacation, or not, in Lake Wobegon. This week's show is brought to you by Lutheran Tours: Designing vacations that make you glad to get back home.
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Old Lutheran Recipes 
Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a runaway nun in June of 1525 at the age of 41. Katie, as Martin came to call her, kept order at home while he waged his war against indulgences. We invite you to indulge yourself now in some hearty Lutheran (or not so Lutheran) recipes.
| Appetizers |
Salads |
| Spinach Dip, Chicken Wings... |
Fruit Salad, Glorified Rice, Potato Salad... |
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| Breads |
Soups |
| Kringle, Rusks... |
Rommegrøt, Split Pea Soup, Norwegian Sweet Soup... |
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| Desserts/Candies |
Snacks |
| Rosettes, Krum Kake... |
Granola, Lefse... |
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| Hotdishes & Casseroles* |
Beverages |
| Wild Rice Hotdish, Hamburger Hotdish... |
Rhubarb Punch, Russian Tea... |
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| Main Courses |
Recipes for Life |
| Lutefisk, Potet Klub... |
Fill up your soul... |
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| Kids |
Reformation Day Recipes |
| Aquarium Jello, Kool-Aid Playdough... |
"Diet of Worms" Cake, Martin Luther Jell-O molds... |
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| *Casserole is a seldom used term in many Lutheran circles. |
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Famous Living Lutherans
Here is a list of “Famous Living Lutherans” compiled from various sources. Those listed are ELCA members. This list is accurate to the best of our knowledge. Updated May 2008.
Politics
U.S. Representatives:
 Lois Capps,
 John R. Carter,
 Norman Dicks,
 Stephanie Herseth,
 Darlene Hooley,
 Tom Latham,
 Zoe Lofgren,
 Collin Peterson,
 Thomas Petri,
Bill Shuster,
 Tim Walz.
U.S. Senators:
 Sherrod Brown,
 Byron Dorgan,
 Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings,
 Tim Johnson,
 Nikki G. Setzler
 Nane Annan, wife of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
 Douglas K. Bereuter – former US House, now head of the Asia Foundation
Bob Bergland, former US Secretary of Agriculture
 John Bolton, US Ambassador to the United Nations
 Steve Gunderson, former US House of Representatives, now known as an author
Gaylord T. Gunhus. former chief of chaplains for the U.S. Army
 John Hamre, former deputy director, US Department of Defense
 Donald Hodel, former US Secretary of Energy and Interior
 John E. Jones III, judge, US District Court, Pennsylvania
Judge Dan Joy, New York State
 Thomas S. Kleppe, former US Interior Secretary
 Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
 John Marty, Minnesota State Senator
 Ed Meese, former US Attorney General
 Tim Penny, former US House of Representatives
 Dale Sandstrom, Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court
Sports
 Shane Battier, Memphis Grizzlies NBA
 Tom Brady, New England Patriots quarterback
 Matt Bullard, Houston Rockets
 Karyn Bye, US Women’s Hockey Olympic Team
 Dan Califf, San Jose Earthquakes (soccer)
 Dom Capers, Houston Texans coach
 Bill Cartwright, former Chicago Bulls coach
 Chris DeMarco, PGA golfer
 Darin Erstad, Los Angeles Angels
 Phil Hansen, former Buffalo Bills defensive end
 Elrod Hendricks, former Baltimore Orioles catcher
Michael Jackson, former Seattle Seahawks & Washington Huskies football
 Dale Jarrett, NASCAR driver
 Ned Jarrett, NASCAR commentator & retired NASCAR driver
 Calle Johansson, Washington Capitals (hockey)
 Janet Lynn, Olympic skater
 Madeline Manning Mims, former Olympic athlete, current Olympic chaplain
 Carmelo Martinez, professional baseball player
 Luis Matos, Baltimore Orioles baseball player
 Paul Molitor, Baseball Hall of Fame
 Gregg Olson, retired professional baseball player
 Lute Olson, University of Arizona basketball coach
 Brian Propp, NHL (ELCIC)
 Paul Reuschel, former Chicago Cub
 Rick Reuschel, former Chicago Cub
 Flip Saunders, NBA head coach, Detroit Pistons
John Scheirholz, general manager, Atlanta Braves
 Jerry Seeman, head NFL referee
 Richard Steele, referee
 Gary Suter, NHL
 Duffy Waldorf, professional golfer
 Bruce Weber, coach, University of Illinois basketball
 Jim Wilson, former Chicago White Sox
 Mark Wilson, PGA Tour player
 Dave Winfield, Baseball Hall of Fame
 John Zimmerman, professional skater
Television News and Sports
 Troy Aikman, FOX Sports, former NFL player
 Emily Akin, NBC news, Houston
John Bachman, WHO TV, Des Moines, Iowa
 Jack Cafferty, CNN anchor
 Gretchen Carlson, FOX news (former Miss America)
 Mary Hart, "Entertainment Tonight" host
Jim Henderson, radio announcer
Donna Kelley, CNN anchor
 Verne Lundquist, CBS sports
 Ann Martin, KABC-TV (L.A.), news anchor
Lisa Malosky, NBC Sports
Cliff Michaelson, WCSH TV, Portland, Maine
 Mike Miller, Milwaukee TV news
 Pat O’Brien, former "Access Hollywood" host, now “ The Insider” host
 Dane Placko, FOX news, Chicago
Dick Reeves, CBS radio news anchor, retired
 Jane Robelot, CBS news
 Christine Romans, CNN anchor
 Orion Samuelson, WGN TV and radio
Susan Spencer, CBS news
 Ron Steele, KWWL-TV, Waterloo, Iowa
 Michelle TaFoya, CBS sports
Bill Whitney, CBS radio news
Paul Yeager, KWQC-TV news, Quad Cities
Actors/Entertainers/Musicians/Film Industry Folks
 Erika Alexander, actor ("Bill Cosby Show")
 Loni Anderson, actor
 Brice Beckham, actor, Wooley Owens on “Mr. Belvedere”
Beverly Benda, soprano
 Beau & Jeff Bridges, actors (entire Bridges family are active Lutherans)
 Dana Carvey, comedian and actor
 Gary Cole, actor, “Brady Bunch” films
 Justino Diaz, opera singer
 Fred Durst, singer and actor
 Kirsten Dunst, actor
 Rusty Edwards , composer
 Kurt Elling, jazz musician
 Janie Fricke, country music star
 Michael Gesme, Conductor of Bend Oregon Symphony Orchestra
 Annabeth Gish, actor, "The X Files"
 Don Hahn, Disney film producer
 Hilary Hahn, young violinist
 Patti Hansen, actor and model
 David Hasselhoff, actor/producer, "Baywatch"
 Marty Haugen, composer
 Adolph Herseth, retired Chicago Symphony lead trumpeter
 Felicity Huffman, actor “Desperate Housewives”
 William Hurt, actor
 Marta Casals Istomin, cellist
 Craig Hella Johnson, singer, music direct
 Chris Kirkpatrick, singer ('N Sync)
 Kris Kristofferson, singer/actor
 Jessica Lange, actor
 Gary Lewis, musician "Gary Lewis and the Playboys"
 Ron Livingston, actor (Office Space, Band of Brothers)
 William H. Macy, actor
 Paul Manz, organist
 Kurt Masur, former conductor, New York Philharmonic
 Ron Maxwell, film producer ("Gettysburg")
  Peter & Jim Mayer, Jimmy Buffet band
 Kirsten Nelson, actor, “The West Wing” & “Pysch”
 Thomas Ian Nicholas, actor
 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (attended a Lutheran day school)
 Ann-Margret Olsson , actor
Ivan David Ortiz, film director
Ivan Gonzalo Ortiz, film producer
 Michael Peterson, country music star
 James Rebhorn, actor ("The Game," "Fatal Attraction," "Seinfeld")
 Andy Richter, former "Late Night with Conan O’Brien" co-host
 Paul Schrader, film director and screenwriter
 Elke Sommer, actor
 Kevin Sorbo, actor, "Hercules" and Andromeda
 David Soul, actor, "Starsky & Hutch"
 Rick Steves, PBS travel host, travel author
 Sally Struthers, actor - “All in the Family” and “Gillmore Girls”
 Kim Taggart, model, actor
 Liv Ullman, actor
Stephen Werner, rock drummer
 Roger Williams, pianist
 Bruce Willis, actor
 John Woo, film director ("Windtalkers" among many others)
John Ylvisaker, singer and composer ("Borning Cry")
Authors, Artists and Scholars
 Gerald Barney, Millennium Institute, Washington, D.C.
 Paul Bouman, composer
 Warren Bennis, author on leadership
 Peter Berger, sociologist
 Robert Bly, poet and author “Iron John”
 Herbert Brokering, author
 Rita Mae Brown, author "Bingo" and "Rubyfruit Jungle"
 Jill Alexander Essbaum, poet
 Richard Hillert, composer
 Bill Holm, poet
 Edna Hong, author & Howard Hong, author
Marta Istomin, director, Pablo Casals Foundation
 Cecile Johnson, watercolorist
 Betina Krahn, author
 Gary Larsen, cartoonist "The Far Side"
Jean LemMon, former editor, "Better Homes & Gardens"
 George Lindbeck, scholar/author
  Janet Letnes Martin, author
 Martin Marty, church historian
 Cindy McTee, composer
Francisco Molina, poet
 Alexandra Nechita, artist
 Larry Rasmussen, Union Seminary, New York, ethicist
 Jose David Rodriguez, author
 Carl Schalk, composer
 Peter Schickele, composer, musician
 David E. Schrader, Executive Director, American Philosophical Association, Newark, Delaware
 Walter Wangerin Jr., author/speaker
 James Wind, Alban Institute
 Harriett Ziegenhals, composer
Science, Military, Business, Beauty, etc.
Linda Ahlers, Dayton Hudson, President, department store division
 Bradbury Anderson, CEO, Best Buy
Gerald Barney, the Millenium Institute
 David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World
 Mary Beth Blegen, 1996 Teacher of the Year
 Norman E. Borlaug, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal for his work in agricultural science.
 Dan Brandenstein, astronaut
 Tom Buis, President, National Farmers Union
 Doris Christopher, CEO, the Pampered Chef
 Lt.General Roger DeKok, Air Force Space Command
 William Foege, former executive director, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta
Ron Gangelhoff, Chicago Cutlery Company founder
Bryan Holderby, US Navy Chief of Chaplains (1996 – 2000)
 Michael Johns, health care executive
Rebecca O. Kendall (Gass), retired Eli Lily VP & general counsel
 James M. Kilts, CEO, Gillette
 Grant Krafft, scientist (Alzheimer’s research)
 Ed Kruse, CEO, Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.
 Victor Langford, US Army General & chaplain
Judith K. Larson, scientist
 Mark Lee, former astronaut
 George "Pinky" Nelson, former astronaut
 Marilyn Carlson Nelson, CEO, Carlson Companies
 Paul Olson, President, National Farmers Organization
 Ardath Rodale, CEO Rodale Press
 Carolyn Sapp, former Miss America
 Norman Schwarzkopf, US Army General
 Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation
 Diane (Baum) Thormodsgard, President of Corporate Trust Div. at U.S. Bank
Ross Trower, former Navy chaplain chief
 Jeff Williams, astronaut
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