Lectionary blog: The good news of Pentecost
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The good news of Pentecost

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…

Prayer ventures: May 12
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 12

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…

Thoughts for Thursday (May 9th)
Spiritual Resources

Thoughts for Thursday (May 9th)

Open-door season
Faith in Action

Open-door season

Focal verse “The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore” (Psalm 121:8). Reflection The season of the open door is upon…

Prayer ventures: May 7
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 7

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 blog: Answering Jesus’ prayer
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Answering Jesus’ prayer

Lectionary for May 12, 2024 Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 I have a few core convictions. The theology of Scripture is…

Bearing witness in <i>Civil War</i>
Voices of Faith

Bearing witness in Civil War

As a veteran photojournalist, Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) has had her share of adventures. But even she never expected to find herself pinned down by sniper fire in a dilapidated…

A gift of hope
Voices of Faith

A gift of hope

Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024, “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen, president…

Lectionary blog: Love isn’t optional
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Love isn’t optional

Lectionary for May 5, 2024 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 When I was an undergrad (a very long time ago) the father…

Prayer ventures: April 29
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 29

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…

Prayer ventures: April 23
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 23

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 blog: “Cleaning” branches
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: “Cleaning” branches

Lectionary for April 28, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 Do you ever have those moments when you, after years of studying…