Lectionary for Sept 5, 2021 15th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-33; Psalm 125 James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 This week, both the Hebrew Bible passage and the Gospel…
Katie Langston has nearly completed her journey to becoming an ELCA pastor—but the path there was anything but linear. Her new book, Sealed: An Unexpected Journey Into the Heart of…
Lectionary for Aug. 29, 2021 14th Sunday after Pentecost Songs 2:8-13, Psalm 45 James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-23 This week the lectionary presents stories of exiting from human-made enclosures—a castle and…
Lectionary blog for Aug 22, 2021 13th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 8, Psalm 84, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 6:56-69 It’s a fact: Sometimes following God is difficult, unpleasant and confusing….
Elizabeth W. Corrie’s Youth Ministry As Peace Education: Overcoming Silence, Transforming Violence (Fortress Press, 2021) is a rare work, especially in the field of youth ministry (or, in keeping with…
Lectionary for Aug 15, 2021 12th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 2:10-12, 1 Kings 3:3-14, Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58 This week, the Old Testament and Gospel readings both…
Editor’s note: This article is from the introduction to Death by Baptism: Sacramental Liberation in a Culture of Fear by Frank G. Honeycutt (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2021). Reprinted by permission….
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28). Last August, Sarah Coomber completely uprooted her life. The strain of the…
Lectionary for Aug 8, 2021 11th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 18, Psalm 130, Ephesians 4:25–5:2, John 6: 35, 41-51 Woven throughout the biblical text is God’s concern with human…
Ours is a 24/7, go-go world, where the one who hesitates is lost and the one who dies with the most toys wins. We’re working so hard, and it’s depleting…
Those suffering from dementia can feel isolated, excluded and dismissed by the rest of society, and their caregivers can feel overwhelmed and unsupported. Jesus calls Christians to love all our…
Lectionary for Aug. 1, 2021 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:26–12:13; Psalm 51:1-12 Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Our appetites are often good things. We yearn for cool water on…
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