January is a time for new beginnings, when we make resolutions and improvements in our lives. For many of us, this includes a desire to deepen our faith. We know…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 7 The Baptism of Our Lord Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11 On the liturgical calendar, yesterday was the Epiphany of Our Lord, when we…
Lutheranism provides great recipes for faith formation, such as the baptismal affirmation found in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (page 236)—to live, hear, proclaim, serve and strive. Like the recipes we use…
“Give a man a fish,” the old saying goes, “and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Congregations that…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 31 First Sunday After Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 We have been given a great gift, a gift from the heart of…
Editor’s note: This is the fourth post in a four-part series on objects from church that shed light on the spiritual practice of waiting this Advent. “Ask, and it will…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 24 Fourth Sunday of Advent 2 Samuel 7:1-11; Luke 1:46-55 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 A few years ago, I saw a little…
Editor’s note: This is the third post in a four-part series on objects from church that shed light on the spiritual practice of waiting this Advent. I am weary…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 17 Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126 or Luke 1:46b-55; 1 Thessalonians 5:6-14; John 1:6-8, 19-28 All of us can get so caught…
Editor’s note: This is the second post in a four-part series on objects from church that shed light on the spiritual practice of waiting this Advent. By the…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 10 Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 The season of Advent is about waiting. Waiting for God to…
In the three-and-a-half decades that our nation has been grappling with HIV and AIDS, we have much to celebrate. Health education and prevention have reduced the incidence of infection dramatically…
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