Lectionary for June 9, 2024 Third Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 8:4-20; Psalm 138; 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1; Mark 3:20-35 I’m grateful for extended family these days and for grandparents who…
Lectionary for June 2, 2024 Second Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 3:1-10; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23–3:6 The lectionary passages this week are about times when people…
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…
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 for May 19, 2024 Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Romans 8:22-27; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 The Jerusalem Pentecost, as detailed in Acts 2, is one of my…
As I write this the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is preparing to gather in Kraków, Poland, for its 13th assembly. Delegates, observers, guests and staff from the 149 member churches…
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…
We all know the major festivals of our church, right? Christmas and Easter. They are the two major festivals of the ELCA. But not so fast. What about the neglected…
Lectionary for May 28, 2023 Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21; Numbers 11:24-30; Psalm 104:24-34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23 All too often we like our comfortable boundaries. We hang out…
Lectionary for Nov. 13, 2022 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Malachi 4:1-2; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 One of my favorite parts of studying the Bible is holding in…
Lectionary for Oct 30, 2022 21st Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-7; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10 I feel like Zacchaeus might be one of the most misunderstood…
Lectionary for Sept 25, 2022 16th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 The story of the rich man and Lazarus is a favorite…
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