Lectionary blog: Missing God’s actions
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Missing God’s actions

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…
Prayer ventures: May 26
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 26

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…
The challenge of interpretation
Spiritual Resources

The challenge of interpretation

At the end of the movie’s first act, the peaceful Eagle Clan we’ve followed through the opening 20 minutes of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is in ruins….
Lectionary blog: Seeing God rightly
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Seeing God rightly

Lectionary for May 26, 2024 The Holy Trinity and First Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17 Have you ever read your Bible and come to…
Grace is a gift
From The Presiding Bishop

Grace is a gift

As I write this it is early May. The leaves on the trees are still that new green that comes with spring. The lilacs are blooming with their intoxicating scent….
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…