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Voices of Faith

My faith journey: How I became a Lutheran

I went to college hoping to lose my faith. Two months before I arrived at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., my parents had sent me to a camp…
<i>Toy Story</i> and letting go of childish things
Voices of Faith

Toy Story and letting go of childish things

For a toy made in the 1950s, Sheriff Woody is pretty immature. In the almost 25 years we’ve known the central character of the animated Toy Story series, we’ve seen…
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Voices of Faith

Ministry without limits

A congregation I once served opened their building monthly for a Narcotics Anonymous group. The relationship was conflict-free until a parishioner discovered a pill on the fellowship hall floor and…
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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Not being distracted

Lectionary blog for July 21, 2019 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 For me, this is a difficult blog to write. I’m the prime…
How Rachel Held Evans influenced my faith
Voices of Faith

How Rachel Held Evans influenced my faith

“When you stop trying to force the Bible to be something it’s not—static, perspicacious, certain, absolute—then you’re free to revel in what it is: living, breathing, confounding, surprising and, yes,…
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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Ongoing conversations

Lectionary blog for July 14, 2019 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 7:7-17; Psalm 82; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37 Have you ever been in a coffee shop, or even in a…
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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: July 2

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 blog: Universal, yet unimpressive, ministry
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Universal, yet unimpressive, ministry

Lectionary blog for July 7, 2019 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost 2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30; Galatians 6:7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Like many ELCA Lutherans this spring and summer, I’ve been…
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Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 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…
Lectionary blog: Picking up the mantle
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Picking up the mantle

Lectionary blog for June 30,2019 Third Sunday after Pentecost 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 This week’s lectionary readings are about masters selecting disciples…