The doorkeeper’s voice
Lectionary Blog

The doorkeeper’s voice

Lectionary for April 26, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 I’ve been a professor long enough now that I’m starting to hear…
Talk it <i>all</i> out!
Lectionary Blog

Talk it all out!

Lectionary for April 19, 2026 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 There’s just so much information available right now. Do you…
A Lenten and Easter church
From The Presiding Bishop

A Lenten and Easter church

I often hear this phrase when I’m visiting congregations or sitting in meetings: “We are an Easter church.” I like that idea and the reasoning behind it. Who wouldn’t want…
Una iglesia de Cuaresma y de Pascua
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Una iglesia de Cuaresma y de Pascua

A menudo escucho la siguiente frase cuando visito congregaciones o participo en reuniones: “Somos una iglesia de Pascua”. Me gusta esa idea y el razonamiento que la respalda. ¿Quién no…
What do you hear?
Living Faithfully

What do you hear?

Focal verse “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled…
The joy of alleluia
From The Presiding Bishop, Theology & Beliefs

The joy of alleluia

In his Easter message, ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry says that even though we consider ourselves to be an Easter church, we must remember that we are also a Lenten…
Gathered and sent
Theology & Beliefs

Gathered and sent

Each year we gather in our worshiping communities and exclaim with Christians around the world: “Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!” Many of us set aside the…
Giving good gifts
Lectionary Blog

Giving good gifts

Lectionary for April 12, 2026 First Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 One of the great joys of being a father is witnessing…
God is on our side
Theology & Beliefs

God is on our side

Jesus is making his way up to Jerusalem with his friends. What hopes, what expectations they must have had. With this Jesus, a new world is dawning. Soon, our dark…
We already know
Lectionary Blog

We already know

Lectionary for April 5, 2026 Resurrection of Our Lord Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 What’s worse than someone beating you to your punchline when you try…
The divine process of compost
Theology & Beliefs

The divine process of compost

All of creation has embodied experiences and revelations of God—they are our greatest source for knowing God. Human beings, along with all of God’s created, participate in theopoiesis—making and being…
Waiting with hope
From The Presiding Bishop

Waiting with hope

I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? (Isaiah 43:19). What does it mean to wait with hope? The upcoming months…