Liturgy is important—not each constituent part—but the basic structure of corporate worship: gathering, word, meal and sending. It’s a discipline Lutherans willingly undertake because it helps individuals and the entire…
Lectionary blog for June 16, 2019 First Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Growing up in a mainline tradition, I never learned much about…
During a sabbatical several years ago, I did research for what became a book on pastoral truth-telling and came across an intriguing idea authored by Sissela Bok, an ethicist and…
Lectionary blog for June 6, 2019 June 9: Pentecost Day Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17 Pentecost is an under-celebrated holiday. I love Pentecost! God sent the permanent…
Lectionary blog for June 2, 2019 Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 I write these lectionaries about a month before they are posted so they can…
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…
Editor’s note: In her book One Coin Found: How God’s Love Stretches to the Margins (Fortress Press, 2019), Emmy Kegler remembers falling in love with Scripture while wrestling with the…
Lectionary blog for May 26, 2019 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 5:1-9 This week’s lectionary texts are all about the uncontainable word, work…
As the title suggests, Avengers: Endgame is a movie about endings. Not only does the film complete the story begun last year in Avengers: Infinity War, in which our heroes…
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…
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life (Matthew 6:25). The afternoon unfurled ahead of me as quiet and uncluttered as a deserted country lane. Settling into the…
Editor’s note: In this five-part series, former ELCA Presiding Bishop Herbert Chilstrom examines the authority and interpretation of the Bible. Part one explored how we understand the Bible’s purpose and how…
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