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Lectionary blog: God is much bigger

Lectionary blog for Nov. 18 The 26th Sunday after Pentecost Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-25; Mark 13:1-8   Morgan Wooten is one of only three high school coaches in…

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Lectionary blog: The fine art of giving

Lectionary blog for Nov. 11, 2018 The 25th Sunday in Pentecost 8 1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Miz Thelma was a widow. (“Miz” is as close…

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Prayer Ventures: Nov. 5

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your…

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Lectionary blog: We are all saints

Lectionary blog for Nov. 4, 2018 All Saints Sunday Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 While flipping channels one night, I came across a Holly Hunter movie. I’m…

Lectionary blog: Sitting on two chairs
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Lectionary blog: Sitting on two chairs

Lectionary blog for July 15 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 Paul Harvey had a long-running radio program called The Rest of the Story….

Lectionary blog: When a loss is a win
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Lectionary blog: When a loss is a win

Lectionary blog for July 8 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 My younger son was playing coach-pitch baseball. They weren’t a very good…

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Lectionary blog: Fear and faith

Lectionary blog for July 1 The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Lamentations 3:22-33; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 The Scriptures call us to trust in God, a thing much…

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Lectionary blog: Is God on vacation?

Lectionary blog for June 24 The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 “Teacher—do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38)….

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Lectionary blog: Walking by faith

Lectionary blog for June 17 The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17; Mark 4:26-34 “for we walk by faith, not by sight”…

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Lectionary blog: ‘Eternal weight of glory’

Lectionary blog for June 10 The Third Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35 “For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal…

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Lectionary blog: We are just the vessel

Lectionary blog for June 3 The Second Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Psalm 81:1-10; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 “But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it…

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Lectionary blog: The mystery of the Trinity

Lectionary blog for May 27 Holy Trinity Sunday Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-27; John 3:1-17 In Soul on Ice, Eldridge Cleaver tells a story about his first encounter with Christianity….