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Tuesday Intentions: August 1, 2023
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
Lectionary blog: Both spiritual and material
Lectionary for Aug 6, 2023 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 One of my favorite seminary professors, Joy J. Moore, used to say,…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Parable-palooza!
Lectionary for July 30, 2023 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 I just love summers in Year A of the lectionary cycle!…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Sowing good seed
Lectionary for July 23, 2023 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 44:6-7; Psalm 86:11-17; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 One thing I love about these parables is that every three years…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Seed and sower—let go!
Lectionary for July 16, 2023 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:10-13; Psalm 65:9-13; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 I say this every year when this Gospel passage comes around: Do…
Spiritual Resources
Tuesday Intentions: July 4, 2023
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
Lectionary blog: Failure and success
Lectionary for July 9, 2023 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Zechariah 9:9-12; Psalm 145:8-14; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Did you ever have an experience where you did your best, were…
Mission & Ministry
Study guide for “Room at the inn”
Through the highly respected Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and other ministries, Lutherans in the United States have long been in the lead when it comes to helping settle immigrants,…
Faith in Action
Study guide for “Credibility and integrity”
Lutherans and other people who value justice, fairness and responsibility are influencing companies to adopt practices that are better for people, for society and for the environment. How? Through the…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Welcoming which prophets?
Lectionary for July 2, 2023 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 I was recently asked to speak on the passage from Genesis 9…
Spiritual Resources
A prophetic call to action
Kenneth Wheeler was compelled to write his new book US: The Resurrection of American Terror (Precocity Press, 2022) after connecting the trauma he’d experienced under Jim Crow segregation to the rise…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: A trustworthy guide
Lectionary for June 25, 2023 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 20:7-13; Psalm 69:7-10, 16-18; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 A long time ago I joined the Peace Corps. In preparation for…
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