Lent

Mission & Ministry

The silent epidemic

The statistics are staggering. Native American women are murdered at a rate 10 times the national average in many U.S. counties, according to a report funded by the U.S. Department…

Study Guides

Study guide: The silent epidemic

In our culture, violence against women remains a problem of disgraceful proportions, but it’s especially alarming among Native Americans. Indigenous girls and women are much more likely to be a…

Voices of Faith

When the scars come out

I was half-listening to the radio in our garage and don’t even remember the name of the show, but I suddenly perked up when someone asked: “What advice would you…

Living Faithfully

The living Last Supper

One of the most well-known works of art of all time, Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper is also one of the most important and influential paintings to Christians worldwide….

Spiritual Resources

Water and the word create new life: part 5

Week 5: Our new life Prayer passage: “By the baptism of Jesus’ death and resurrection you set us free from the power of sin and death and raise us up…

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Lectionary blog: The painful path

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,…

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Water and the word create new life: part 4

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,…

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Water and the word create new life: part 3

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)….

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Water and the word create new life: part 2

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…

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Lectionary blog: To lose our lives in Christ

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…

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Water and the word create new life: part 1

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…

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Lectionary blog: 40 days in our wilderness

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…