Lectionary blog: Testing Jesus/Jesus testing
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Testing Jesus/Jesus testing

Lectionary for Oct. 29, 2023 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 Now that I’ve finally submitted the delayed grades for incomplete projects…

Tuesday Intentions
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Tuesday Intentions

Today we are sharing five prompts to inspire you during your personal spiritual time so you can set your intentions for the week ahead. Take a moment to reflect on…

Lectionary blog: Surprising messiah(s)
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Lectionary blog: Surprising messiah(s)

Lectionary for Oct. 22, 2023 21st Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 This is revealing myself as an elder millennial, but sometimes I scroll…

Lectionary blog: Who doesn’t love a feast?
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Lectionary blog: Who doesn’t love a feast?

Lectionary for Oct. 15, 2023 20th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 25:1-9; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 Feasting, or having celebratory meals with friends and family, is a universal human…

Lectionary blog: Teaching repentance
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Lectionary blog: Teaching repentance

Lectionary for Oct. 1, 2023 18th Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 In contemplating the readings for this week, I started thinking about birth…

Micro-spiritual practice with kids
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Micro-spiritual practice with kids

In the fall, school accelerates the speed of parenting life. I can easily be overwhelmed. My spiritual practice evaporates, and I feel as if life is happening to me. In…

Lectionary blog: Removing limits on grace
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Lectionary blog: Removing limits on grace

Lectionary for Sept. 24, 2023 17th Sunday after Pentecost Jonah 3:10–4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 One of the beauties and challenges of parables is that they can be…

Lectionary blog: On forgiveness
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Lectionary blog: On forgiveness

Lectionary for Sept. 17, 2023 16th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 Probably one of the most difficult parts of following Jesus is the forgiveness….

Beating burnout
Faith in Action

Beating burnout

When Grace Lutheran in Clarion, Pa., undertook a major building project—adding two floors of offices and classrooms to the back of its church building—signs that the small congregation was struggling…

Study guide for “Beating burnout”
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Study guide for “Beating burnout”

Burnout is a big problem in our modern world as we always seem to be overbusy, overstressed, overscheduled and under-rested!nWhen burnout creeps in, it can rob us of the joy…

A meditation for the week ahead
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A meditation for the week ahead

ELCA pastors and leaders are sharing contemplative prompts for reflection and meditation. Today, Ismael Calderón, a pastor in the Florida-Bahamas Synod, shares his thoughts on Matthew 11:25-30: At that time…