Prayer ventures: Nov. 16
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 16

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: Nov. 15
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 15

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: Don’t bury your talent!
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Don’t bury your talent!

Lectionary for Nov. 19, 2023 25th Sunday after Pentecost Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Psalm 90:1-8, 12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 Do you ever worry about wasting your potential? I do…

Prayer ventures: Nov. 10
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Nov. 10

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 well, the water and the women
Voices of Faith

The well, the water and the women

In a spur-of-the-moment decision, guided solely by my instincts, I found myself heading to a women’s retreat nestled within the tranquil confines of Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp, nestled in the…

Lectionary blog: Justice before the party
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Justice before the party

Lectionary for Nov. 12, 2023 24th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 5:18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Do you ever do things in the wrong order? I recently attended…

Thinking about “blue”
Voices of Faith

Thinking about “blue”

“Now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face” (1 Corinthians 13:12). I’m not a big fan of the winter months….

Lectionary blog: Humble teachers like Jesus
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Humble teachers like Jesus

Lectionary for Nov. 5, 2023 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Micah 3:5-12; Psalm 43; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 My Bible study group just began studying the book of James. Martin…

A statement from Bishop Eaton on the conflict in the Holy Land
Living Faithfully

A statement from Bishop Eaton on the conflict in the Holy Land

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has released a statement on the conflict in the Holy Land. “The ELCA’s commitments call on us to denounce unequivocally any attacks—past, present…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 27
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 27

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: Testing Jesus/Jesus testing
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Testing Jesus/Jesus testing

Lectionary for Oct. 29, 2023 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 Now that I’ve finally submitted the delayed grades for incomplete projects…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 22
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 22

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…