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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: ‘Crushed for our iniquities’

God cares about what God has saved, and God loves it all.

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Prayer Ventures

October 12 – October 18

A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Shocked, he went away grieving

We don’t like to be told there can be a problem with wealth.

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Prayer Ventures

October 5 – October 11

A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.

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Living Faithfully

Lectionary blog: Messing up God’s good thing

So, what can we do now to become a part of the solution? 

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Prayer Ventures

September 28 – October 4

A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.

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Mission & Ministry

Women and the Reformation: Then & Now

How did — and does — the Reformation affect the lives of women? If this relationship was documented on Facebook, the status might be “it’s complicated.” The Old Testament tells…

Furry friend brings laughter, cheer to seniors
Living Faithfully

Furry friend brings laughter, cheer to seniors

When I first heard the idea of dogs in nursing homes, I thought, ‘No way,’” said Ted Goins, who was a nursing home administrator before becoming president and CEO of…

Through a glass darkly
Living Faithfully

Through a glass darkly

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I…

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Living Faithfully

The art of tradition

Whether it be caroling with the church choir, baking Christmas cookies for neighbors or making a day of selecting the perfect blue spruce to chop down and decorate, Christmas traditions…