Lectionary blog for Oct. 28, 2018 Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31:31-34; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 Have you seen those billboards on the interstates that purport to be messages from God? I…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 21, 2018 The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 53:4-12; Psalm 91:9-16; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 In the 1960s, the Rev. Walter Moore was a prominent figure…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 14. Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90:12-17; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Some years ago, I attended a revival meeting in a small, rural,…
Members of the ELCA Conference of Bishops have issued a statement on reports that the U.S. government is planning to discontinue financial assistance to Augusta Victoria Hospital and five other…
Lectionary blog for Oct. 7 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 “As it is, we do not see everything in subjection to them,…
Editor’s note: On Oct. 18, the church commemorates the Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist. In 1959, Philip Roth published “The Conversion of the Jews,” an amusing short story about Ozzie…
It’s October, and that means the cultural images of heaven and hell (especially hell) will be in full display in our stores, on our homes and in the costumes our…
This month marks the 501st anniversary of the Reformation. Last year it was all Reformation all the time. It was our year! News, media and the public paid attention. Hundreds…
Life-saving medical treatments at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) owned and operated Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem have been put in jeopardy by U.S. budgetary cuts to East Jerusalem hospitals…
Throughout our “Lutheran legacy of peacemaking” series in 2018, Living Lutheran has explored Lutheran contributions to the Christian tradition of peacemaking. In commemoration of the 2018 International Day of Peace, here…
She sat at my table surrounded by friends before taking a long, deep breath. “I don’t want to dominate the conversation,” she said, “but there are some things I’d like…
My lifelong experiences of prayer were formed when I was very young. They began with learning to pray—always with words—in all the places young children are wont to do: prayers…
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