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News from ELCA advocacy

When a 7-year-old asked his parents (names withheld) if their neighbors were “bad people” because of the campaign signs in their yard, they did a double take. Then they tried…

Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Not only/but also

Lectionary for Jan. 5, 2025 Second Sunday of Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:10-18 I’m writing this reflection while nestled in the Wasatch Mountains just south of…

Faith in Action

What will they eat?

Twenty percent of the student body in the Peninsula School District in Gig Harbor, Wash., depend on the National School Lunch Program for their daily nutritional needs, which are provided…

Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Growing kids and their parents

Lectionary for Dec 29, 2024 First Sunday of Christmas 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 My three kids are still little but are growing up quickly….

Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Glory Godwin Lekashu

Medical laboratory technician, Essentia Health Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, Minn. Growing up, I was highly involved with the youth ministry of my home church, Kimandolu Lutheran Church in Arusha, Tanzania,…

Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: “Blessed is she …”

Lectionary for Dec. 22, 2024 Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:46b-55; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 When I first started dating my wife, she lived in a tiny one-bedroom…

Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Anger and reconciliation

Lectionary for Dec. 15, 2024 Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Is there anything better than reconciling after a fight? Whether with a spouse,…

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Lectionary blog: Interpersonal drama!

Lectionary for Dec. 8, 2024 Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 My wife, who has been moving toward remission from cancer this year, has…

Faith in Action

Feeding the multitude

Trinidad, Colo., has always been a crossroads for travelers. It sits at the intersection of Interstate 25 and an Amtrak route running from Chicago to Los Angeles; the historic Santa…

Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Good news of a righteous king!

Lectionary for Dec. 1, 2024 First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 I write these reflections several weeks early so that the wonderful folks…

Faith in Action

A missional imagination

Led by a pair of 17-year-olds, a Wisconsin congregation is improving its members’ and neighbors’ lives by helping them learn about the role air quality plays in making choices about…

Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Caroline Bonnema

Nurse Practitioner, Texas Oncology Triumphant Love Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas We transferred to Triumphant Love in 2018 from Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran [when] we moved just north of Austin…