Lectionary for Sept. 7, 2025 13th Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 I love to write! The university where I work has a respected master’s…
A prolific writer whose work spans a variety of genres, Kaethe Schwehn has followed her ideas through in works of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. Her newest novel, The Gospel…
Lectionary blog: Aug. 31, 2025 12th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 I’ve been working my way through Michael Rhodes’ book Formative Feasting:…
Lectionary for Aug. 24, 2025 11th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 I co-teach a class at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in the ancestral…
Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is O God, Our Help in Ages Past.
Lectionary for Aug. 17, 2025 10th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; Hebrews 11:29–12:2; Luke 12:49-56 A photo has been circulating of white male lawmakers kneeling in prayer on…
Lectionary for Aug 10, 2025 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 The news moves quickly, so much so that what I write is…
Lectionary for Aug. 3, 2025 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 In a recent interview with the New York Times, “tech-right” Christian…
Reading today’s headlines, one might easily sense the gulf between faith and science widening. Polls show that many Americans feel science and religion are in conflict, and culture wars continue…
Lectionary for July 27, 2025 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-15; Luke 11:1-13 While working out today, I listened to a podcast about how to be…
Lectionary for July 20, 2025 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:1-10; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 It may seem that we are in a unique crisis in the 21st-century…
Each month, Living Lutheran will share history and fun facts behind some hymns beloved by Lutherans. This month’s hymn is Give Me Jesus. Text: African American spiritual Music: GIVE ME JESUS, African American…
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