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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: How will you reflect God’s love?

It can be an Advent sign of God’s ongoing activity in the world.

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Prayer Ventures

November 23 – November 29

A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.

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From The Presiding Bishop

The unsettled season of Advent

O come, O come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 257). Advent. We were just here…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Questions and more questions

“What is God like?” and also “What is godlike?”

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Prayer Ventures

November 16 – November 22

A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: A message of hope and promise

In the midst of distress, can God be trusted to still care about us?  

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Prayer Ventures

November 9 – November 15

A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.

Lectionary blog: Putting our trust in God’s future
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Putting our trust in God’s future

We strive to let go of everything but the love and grace of God.

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Prayer Ventures

November 2 – November 8

A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: A time for sorrow and joy

On All Saints Day, we trust in God and smile through our tears.

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Prayer Ventures

October 26 – November 1

A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.

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From The Presiding Bishop

Coming to grips with happiness

In her book Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World, Barbara Ehrenreich wrote about the relentless pressure she faced to be upbeat while undergoing treatment for…