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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 27

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…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: God frees us from evil

Lectionary blog for March 1, 2020 First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 ; Psalm 32;  Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 I really appreciate the groupings of Scripture during Lent in the…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 21

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…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 20

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…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 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 life…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Transfiguration(s)

Lectionary blog for Feb 23, 2020 Transfiguration Sunday Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 I’ve always had a little trouble connecting with the transfiguration story. It’s really…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Choose life, reject death

Lectionary blog for Feb 16, 2020 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 I’m an adjunct professor at a Lutheran seminary where I teach,…

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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Feb. 4

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded herefor daily Prayer Ventures. These petitions are offered as a guide for your…

Valuing the unvalued in the movies of 2019 (part 1)
Voices of Faith

Valuing the unvalued in the movies of 2019 (part 1)

Every story tells us how the storyteller perceives the world. Stories are how we describe the world as we think it is, as we fear it is, as we want…

Valuing the unvalued in the movies of 2019 (part 2)
Voices of Faith

Valuing the unvalued in the movies of 2019 (part 2)

Read part one. Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood (written and directed by Quentin Tarantino) At first glance, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood feels like classic Tarantino,…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Community-blessing holiness

Lectionary blog for Feb 9, 2020 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 58:1-9 (10); Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20 This week’s lectionary readings continue the theme from last week…