Lectionary blog: Jesus came to preach
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Jesus came to preach

Lectionary for Feb 7, 2021 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-11; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39 At first glance, this week’s passages could not be more different in…

Lectionary blog: A prophet like me
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: A prophet like me

Lectionary for Jan. 31, 2021 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 At the beginning of the Gospel of Mark, the author is quick…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 24
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 24

Every day, 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 prayer…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 23
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 23

Every day, 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 prayer…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 19
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 19

Every day, 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 prayer…

Lectionary blog: Two-step discipleship
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Two-step discipleship

Lectionary for Jan. 24, 2021 Third Sunday after Epiphany Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 How was the calling of Jesus’ first Galilean disciples related to…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 17
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 17

Every day, 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 prayer…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 13
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 13

Every day, 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 prayer…

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Voices of Faith

An essential gospel for fast times

Does anyone else feel as if life is moving too quickly? Perhaps this is an odd question to ask in the middle of a pandemic, when we are physically restricted…

Lectionary blog: Sharing with family
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Sharing with family

Lectionary blog for Jan. 17, 2021 Second Sunday after Epiphany 1 Samuel 3:1-10; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51 This week’s readings offer two contrasting tales of family…

Prayer ventures: Jan. 6
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Jan. 6

Every day, 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 prayer…

Lectionary blog: Saying, seeing, separating and calling
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Saying, seeing, separating and calling

Lectionary for Jan. 10, 2021 Baptism of Our Lord/First Sunday after Epiphany Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11 I love the resonance between this week’s Hebrew Bible reading…