Lectionary blog for Sept. 30 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Psalm 19:7-14; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50 A Baptist preacher friend of mine got his first seminary degree…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 23 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 54; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Across from Tennessee State University in Nashville, there is a congregation that…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 16 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 116:1-8, James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-38 Thad Eure was secretary of state in North Carolina for over 50 years,…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 9 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 “Say to those of fearful heart, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Here…
Older members of your congregation may remember when most stores were closed on Sundays, or when public schools hosted Christmas pageants and taught kids to sing carols. In our current…
You hear the question in most every congregation: “How can we reach today’s youth?” The ELCA Youth Gathering, held every three years and just this past summer in Houston, is…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 2 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-22 In our gospel reading, Jesus confronts people who focus on…
Austin Channing Brown writes, preaches and teaches about racial justice. Her new book, I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Convergent, 2018)—which made Amazon’s top 20…
There are two sides to every story, the saying goes. But what about when an unexpected third side is revealed, giving the story even more dimensionality? The ELCA’s new monthly…
Lectionary blog for Aug. 26 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Psalm 34:15-22; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69 “Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day…
Lectionary blog for Aug. 19 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:9-14; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Most of us are so accustomed to hearing liturgical language about the bread…
Lectionary blog for Aug. 12 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 When I was in my early teens, my mother went to…
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