Today, we’re talking about some serious topics, including suicide and self-harm. Today we are sharing five prompts to inspire your personal spiritual time and help you set your intentions for…
Lectionary for Sept. 15, 2024 17th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 Have you ever said words that you instantly regretted? I have. Someone said…
In the new movie Sing Sing, John “Divine G” Whitfield (Colman Domingo) has nothing but time. Sentenced to the infamous Sing Sing Correctional Facility for a crime he didn’t commit,…
Today we are sharing a few Labor Day prompts to inspire you during your personal spiritual time so you can set your intentions for the week ahead. Take a moment…
Lectionary for Sept. 8, 2024 16th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 This is the one passage that gives people more…
For José David Rodríguez, what began as a doctoral dissertation is now the first academic history of the Lutheran church by a Puerto Rican. Rodríguez’s new book, Caribbean Lutherans: The…
Lectionary for Sept 1, 2024 15th Sunday after Pentecost Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 I felt called to be a minister of…
Lectionary for Aug. 25, 2024 14th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 8:22-30, [31-40] 41-43; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69 I didn’t grow up as a Lutheran Christian. Instead, I…
Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Sent Forth by God’s Blessing. © 1964, World Library Publications, a div. of…
Lectionary for Aug. 18, 2024 13th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14; Psalm 111; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Teaching is a profoundly humbling process. I can prepare my notes,…
Today we are sharing a few prompts to encourage you during your personal spiritual time. We hope this collection will inspire you to be loving to yourself and others as…
Lectionary for Aug. 11, 2024 12th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; Psalm 130; Ephesians 4:25–5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 One of my favorite stories from Scripture is that…
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