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…
This column is a reprint of her June 2018 column in Living Lutheran. Father’s Day is in June. Let me tell you a little bit about my dad. His name…
Where is God? If you ask some children and many adults, they will point to the sky. And they might be right—at night. The Gospel readings that frame January locate…
For over 30 years, I’ve had the great privilege and joy of teaching worship to students preparing for ministry. As a teacher, I find that some questions never go away:…
Lectionary blog for Jan. 5, 2020 Second Sunday of Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:10-18 For those of us who are blessed to live relatively close to…
Lectionary for Dec 29, 2019 First Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a difficult day. Only a few…
I have always loved Mary, the mother of our Lord, and each year she becomes more important to me. But my love for Mary does not come from admiration of…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 Do you ever feel pressure to conform to appearances during the…
Lectionary blog for Dec. 15, 2019 Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:5-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 With all the celebration, family time and joy, it’s easy to forget…
Our Advent lectionary readings this year are a rich tapestry. In Matthew’s Gospel, we are swept up together in the comforting but challenging reality of the “already” and the “not…
Anticipation and excitement make the jump to hyperspeed as we approach the big day in late December: the release of the new “Star Wars” movie, the final chapter in the…
Lectionary blog for Dec 8, 2019 Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 As a relatively new Lutheran Christian, I didn’t grow up with…
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