A strip mall. A baseball game. A work convention. A holiday gala. What do these things have in common? They are some of the myriad events and places where people…
Lectionary blog for June 26 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:15-16; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 In about a month, people from all over the world will…
I’m at the age now where my parents are giving me family household items. Sometimes it feels like they’re saying, “Here, throw this away for me.” But sometimes they’re gems…
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. Dylan Roof opened fire during a Wednesday night Bible study, killing nine people—Depayne Middleton Doctor, Cynthia Hurd,…
Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
Build a wall. Welcome all. Deport 11 million immigrants living illegally in America. Create a path to citizenship for those who are undocumented. In the United States, presidential campaigns increase…
Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
Hope is a simple four-letter word that packs unbelievable punch in the Christian life. Unfortunately, hope gets disguised beneath plenty of realities that deserve to go by the name of…
Lectionary blog for June 19 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 65:1-9, Psalm 22:19-28; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39 One Sunday afternoon about 35 years ago I was driving across eastern North…
Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
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