Lectionary blog for March 18 The fifth Sunday in Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications,…
Week 4: Jesus’ baptism Prayer passage: “At the river your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Holy Spirit.” Scripture reading: Mark 1:9-11. Hymn: “You Are Mine” (ELW,…
Week 3: The Red Sea Prayer passage: “Through the sea you led your people Israel from slavery into freedom.” Scripture reading: Exodus 14:1-31. Hymn: “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (ELW, 733)….
Week 2: Creation Prayer passage: “Through the waters of the flood you delivered Noah and his family … .” Scripture reading: Genesis 6:11-22. Hymn: “Wash, O God, Our Sons and…
Lectionary blog for Feb. 25 The Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 17:1-7; Psalm 22: 23-31; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38 My Aunt Mildred had a bad habit of starting all her…
In 1523, Martin Luther wrote his Little Book of Baptism. In it, he added something he called “the flood prayer” to the baptism liturgy that was being used by the…
Lectionary blog for Feb. 18 The first Sunday in Lent Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 A few years ago, Damian Rossitis told this story in the…
I sometimes think of a backpacking trip with a now-deceased friend on the Appalachian Trail in western North Carolina’s Nantahala Range—early February, 75 miles, eight days. Rain the entire week…
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry” (Love Story). “Forgiveness guaranteed. Repentance optional” (sign in front of a Lutheran church). This year Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall…
“Amor significa nunca tener que pedir perdón” (Historia de amor). “Perdón garantizado. Arrepentimiento opcional” (letrero frente a una iglesia luterana). Este año, el Miércoles de Ceniza y el día…
Jesus does two incredible things in John 11. He weeps at death. He calls forth life. Jesus must know, somehow, that he has the power to raise Lazarus to life….
John 9 tells the story of Jesus healing a man “blind from birth.” No accident in life caused the blindness, no disease—he had been blind from the womb, unable to…
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