Lectionary blog for Oct. 15 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 25:1-9; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 In his book Marry a Pregnant Virgin, Frank Honeycutt says that a Bible…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 8 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-15; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 In Isaiah, God says, “I cleared the land, I planted the grapes, I…
What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? Christians of every age, including our own, have asked this question, and the answers have ranged all over the religious…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 1 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 25:19; Matthew 21:23-32 Sometimes, some people, particularly some people on some finance committees or congregation…
Fourth- and fifth-graders at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Olympia, Wash., are learning experientially what it means to say, “Give us this day our daily bread.” To prepare for their…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 24 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jonah 3:10-4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 Whenever a text begins with words like “therefore” or “but” or “nevertheless” or,…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 17 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 A few years ago, I heard about an article in the Oakland…
For many Lutherans, food and faith are inextricably linked. We gather for a funeral—and a luncheon; a baptism—and reception; a wedding—and a banquet. And we gather around the table in…
Editor’s note: This reader recipe is an online addition to our September 2017 cover story, “Recipes from the heart.” Quick pretzels By Ron Glusenkamp “Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of…
Editor’s note: This reader recipe is an online addition to our September 2017 cover story, “Recipes from the heart.” Chana masala From Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison A few minutes…
Editor’s note: This reader recipe is an online addition to our September 2017 cover story, “Recipes from the heart.” Lena Trautwein’s famous coffee cake From Carol Pilmer Coincidentally, the first time I met…
Editor’s note: This reader recipe is an online addition to our September 2017 cover story, “Recipes from the heart.” Finnish yogurt cake By Susan Bianchi When I was a college freshman in 1968,…
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