Lectionary: The four questions, Part 2
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Lectionary: The four questions, Part 2

Lectionary blog for Oct. 25, 2020 21st Sunday after Epiphany Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 As we discussed last week, this section of Matthew 22…

Lectionary: The four questions, Part 1
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary: The four questions, Part 1

Lectionary blog for Oct 18, 2020 Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 Why do we ask questions? Sometimes we simply want to know the answer. Other times…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 11

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 life…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 8
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 8

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 life…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 6
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 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 life…

Lectionary: RSVPing and wedding clothes
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Lectionary: RSVPing and wedding clothes

Lectionary for Oct. 11, 2020 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 25:1-9; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 Who doesn’t love a good wedding party? Some of the things I miss…

Set free
From The Presiding Bishop

Set free

A colleague of mine once pointed out that Martin Luther wrote far more about freedom than he did about reform or reformation. Liberation in Christ through faith was the freedom…

Study guide: Discipleship in a democracy
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Study guide: Discipleship in a democracy

The divisive political climate in our nation can cause tensions in our congregations. Republicans, Democrats and independents gather under the same roof for Sunday worship, but they may bring very…

Lectionary: Grapes of justice and grapes of wrath
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Lectionary: Grapes of justice and grapes of wrath

Lectionary blog for Oct. 4, 2020 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-15; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 I recently co-hosted a training for lay leaders about Lutheran Christian theology….

Prayer ventures: Sept. 26
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 26

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 life…

Lectionary: Jesus’ authority
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Lectionary: Jesus’ authority

Lectionary blog for Sept. 27, 2020 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 It can be no secret by now to anyone reading this…