Lectionary blog for Dec. 30, 2018 The first Sunday after Christmas 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 Some years ago, I returned to a former parish…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 23 The Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:2-5a; Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55 The world’s celebration of Advent and Christmas is surrounded by song. Almost…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 16, 2018 The Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-20; Psalmody – Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 It happens to me all the time—a disembodied voice…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 9, 2018 The Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 I can still hear my father and uncle arguing around the…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 2, 2018 First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 My friend spent a semester at Cambridge University in England. During his time there, he…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 25, 2018 Christ the King Sunday Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 93; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 I grew up on a farm that straddled the state line between…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 18 The 26th Sunday after Pentecost Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-25; Mark 13:1-8 Morgan Wooten is one of only three high school coaches in…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 11, 2018 The 25th Sunday in Pentecost 8 1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Miz Thelma was a widow. (“Miz” is as close…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 4, 2018 All Saints Sunday Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 While flipping channels one night, I came across a Holly Hunter movie. I’m…
Lectionary blog for July 15 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 Paul Harvey had a long-running radio program called The Rest of the Story….
Lectionary blog for July 8 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 My younger son was playing coach-pitch baseball. They weren’t a very good…
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