Lectionary for Sept. 20, 2026 17th Sunday after Pentecost Jonah 3:10–4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 We’ve been talking a lot about forgiveness recently. Good! I think that is…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 13, 2026 16th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 We love grace! Can’t get enough of it, really. “Amazing Grace” is…
Lectionary for Sept. 6, 2026 15th Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 I’m just finishing a conference in Philadelphia as I write this. Last night…
Lectionary for Aug. 30, 2026 14th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 I know that I’m out of step with most Lutherans in my belief…
Lectionary for Aug. 23, 2026 13th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 What’s the best thing about your church? No, think for a minute before…
Lectionary for Aug. 9, 2026 11th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 They say that symmetry is tied to perceptions of beauty. Denzel Washington’s…
Lectionary for Aug. 2, 2026 10th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 One of the proverbs we quote most in my house is: “An…
Lectionary for June 28, 2026 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Sometimes I fear for my wife in churches. My wife grew up…
Lectionary for June 21, 2026 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 20:7-13; Psalm 69:7-10, 16-18; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 10:24-39 One of my favorite movies is Kingdom of Heaven from 2005 (the…
Not all memories come flooding back because of photographs. Sometimes they can be a song, a word or phrase, or even a smell. For me, it’s barbecue. One whiff and,…
Back in the day, maybe even yet still, one’s first year of seminary involved serving several hours a week in a Ministry in Context (MIC) congregation. The goal was to…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
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