Lectionary blog: So that the world may know
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: So that the world may know

Lectionary for June 1, 2025 Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 Pope Leo XIV was just elected as I write this reflection….

Prayer ventures: May 25
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: May 25

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Bishop Eaton issues statement on shooting of Israeli Embassy staff
Faith in Action

Bishop Eaton issues statement on shooting of Israeli Embassy staff

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on the deadly shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff outside an event in Washington, D.C. “This is yet another…

Lectionary blog: An anti-Nationalist Gospel (and Bible)
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: An anti-Nationalist Gospel (and Bible)

Lectionary for May 25, 2025 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 I, and countless others, have said it many times before: Christians are…

Lectionary blog: All people
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: All people

Lectionary for May 18, 2025 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 I was just talking with a new friend about commemoration days for auspicious…

Lectionary blog: Enlarging the flock
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Enlarging the flock

Lectionary for May 11, 2025 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 Have you seen those videos of sheep being corralled by three or four…

Lectionary blog: Is he worthy?
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Is he worthy?

Lectionary for May 4, 2025 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1-6; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 One of my wife’s favorite songs to blast on the speakers in our…

Prayer ventures: April 27
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 27

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Prayer ventures: April 26
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: April 26

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…

Lectionary blog: Opening doors
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Opening doors

Lectionary for April 27, 2025 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 I spend a fair amount of time as a volunteer “pray-er” on a…

What happens next?
Voices of Faith

What happens next?

My favorite story about the first Easter is found in Luke 24. Two of Jesus’ followers have heard about—quite possibly even witnessed—the cruel suffering and death of Jesus and are…