Legos for Lent
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Legos for Lent

JJ Dygert had always been something of a Lenten laggard until he began building his pre-Easter discipline around a lifelong love of Legos. “I tried to give up French fries,…
Prayer ventures: March 18
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 18

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs…
Lectionary blog: Repent or perish!
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Repent or perish!

Lectionary for March 23, 2025 Third Sunday in Lent Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 It seems like adults face a lot of ultimatums, some of them…
Prayer ventures: March 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: March 14

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs…
Restoration
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Restoration

Three years ago, as many congregations were rebuilding after the pandemic, things at First Lutheran in Ketchikan, Alaska, were falling apart. The first issue was the church building, which was…
Lectionary blog: The vixen and the hen
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The vixen and the hen

Lectionary for March 16, 2025 Second week of Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17–4:1; Luke 13:31-35 I don’t like to get partisan, because it seems like it generates…
Lectionary blog: In praise of repetition
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: In praise of repetition

Lectionary blog for March 9, 2025 First Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 My father-in-law just retired, and we hosted a banquet to celebrate…
I’m a Lutheran: John Larson
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I’m a Lutheran: John Larson

Chief operating officer, Niron Magnetics Bethel Lutheran Church, Northfield, Minn. My wife, Claire, and I connected with Bethel when we moved to Northfield from Minneapolis in 2001. I was the…
“Reimagine how we do ministry”
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“Reimagine how we do ministry”

When Katrina Foster first stepped inside St. John Lutheran Church in New York City, she felt a sense of awe. This towering, neo-Gothic building in Brooklyn, a marvel of the…
Lectionary blog: Unveiling
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Unveiling

Lectionary for March 2, 2025 Transfiguration of our Lord Last Sunday after Epiphany Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2; Luke 9:28-36 Do you have a garment that makes you…
Lectionary blog: Fear and resurrection
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Fear and resurrection

Lectionary for Feb. 23, 2025 Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Genesis 43:3-11, 15; Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 My kiddos watch a lot of Star Wars and…
Lectionary blog: Welcoming reformation
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Welcoming reformation

Lectionary for Feb. 16, 2025 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 One thing my wife absolutely does not tolerate in our home is…