Made good by God’s love
Voices of Faith

Made good by God’s love

When I dieted, I’d think about food all day. I tried many things, but for me the easiest was to divide every single food into strict categories: “good” and “bad,”…
Easter is a season, not a day
Living Faithfully

Easter is a season, not a day

I remember one Easter growing up in Toledo, Ohio, waking up very early for the sunrise service. My father, already at the church preparing worship, had pre-tied my necktie and…
Encounters with Jesus
Voices of Faith

Encounters with Jesus

Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from Alexander Jacobs’ Gospel Voices (Wipf & Stock, 2021), a series of imaginative monologues from various characters in the Gospels. The chapter “Josiah of…
Prayer ventures: April 10
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 10

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Prayer ventures: March 12
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 12

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Lectionary blog: Walking in our place
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Walking in our place

Lectionary for March 13, 2022 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17–4:1; Luke 13:31-35 Genesis 15 is one of my favorite passages to teach because it…
Lenten redirection
Living Faithfully

Lenten redirection

After my toddler gave the mop a “haircut,” I learned about the gentle discipline technique called redirection. When a child makes a mistake or has a meltdown, a caretaker suggests…
God’s son will rise again
Voices of Faith

God’s son will rise again

Once, after a 4 a.m. wake-up with my son, I asked him why he had risen so early. He lifted his arms up, looked at me and sighed, “The sun…
A healing and strengthening Lent
Spiritual Resources

A healing and strengthening Lent

The season of Lent is when I’m able to embrace Jesus as my brother perhaps more than at any other time in the liturgical year. I enter into the wilderness…
Invitations to come and look
Living Faithfully

Invitations to come and look

Focal verse “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” (John 4:29). Reflection “Mama, come look!” I can’t…