Lectionary for July 25, 2021 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:1-15, Psalm 14 (5), Ephesians 3:14-21, John 6:1-21 This week is yet the latest in a series of Hebrew…
Lectionary for July 18, 2021 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 7:1-14, Psalm 89:20-37 Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 It will come as no surprise to regular readers that the…
Lectionary blog for July 11, 2021 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 6; Psalm 24 Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 This week’s lectionary readings tell the story of two very different…
Lectionary blog for July 4, 2021 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10; Psalm 48 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 Like the title of theologian Miroslav Volf’s life-giving book,…
Lectionary for June 27, 2021 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 In this week’s readings, both the king of Israel and…
Lectionary for June 20, 2021 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 17:32-49; Psalm 9:9-20; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 This week’s passages tell of two occasions when other-than-human evil attempted…
Mention “stewardship” at church and you’re likely to see a lot of eyes rolling and hear some deep groans—just before people bolt for the door with one hand on their…
Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-inclusive Youth Ministry Ross Murray, an ELCA deacon, wrote Made, Known, Loved drawing from his experience as director of the Naming Project (see page 34). Murray…
Lectionary for June 13, 2021 Third Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; Psalm 20; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34 This week’s Hebrew Bible passage tells the story of God choosing…
Lectionary for June 2, 2021 Second Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 8:4-11; Psalm 138; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35 Both the Hebrew Bible and Gospel texts for this week carry…
Following the example of Jesus, Christians have always responded to the physical and spiritual needs of people they encounter. Addressing the need of the vulnerable in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Dwelling…
How well do you care for and use everything that God has given you—not just possessions and wealth, but relationships, creativity, special talents, intelligence, time, vocation: everything? Using all our…
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