Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
Lectionary blog for April 8 The Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 “BAM!” My little Datsun was slammed into by a large delivery truck…
Lectionary blog for April 1 The Resurrection of Our Lord Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Mark 16:1-8 Some years ago, I was traveling east of Atlanta on…
Lectionary blog for March 25 Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday Mark 11:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 1:15-39, (40-47) This can be a confusing day. Almost no one…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 21 The Third Sunday after the Epiphany Jonah 3:1-5; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 When I was about 12 years old, I found an…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 3 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Throughout Advent, we are invited to remember not only that Christ…
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…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 26 Christ the King/The Reign of Christ Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 A very important part of this story is that those…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 19 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Psalm 90:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 Jesus calls us to leave our fear behind and give ourselves…
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