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Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: Nov. 22

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: Living in two worlds
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Living in two worlds

Lectionary blog for Nov. 25, 2018 Christ the King Sunday Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 93; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 I grew up on a farm that straddled the state line between…

I’m a Lutheran: Jenna Novosel
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Jenna Novosel

Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Severna Park, Md. Junior at Roanoke College, Salem, Va., majoring in literary studies with a minor in creative writing I find grace in nearly every possible…

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Mission & Ministry

Abundance for stomachs and souls

Most pastors and leaders pray that people involved in their ministry will be spiritually fed. But The Abundant Table ministry in Ventura County, Calif., has taken that goal a step…

Prayer Ventures: Dec. 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer Ventures: Dec. 11

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…

To serve and love the neighbor
Faith in Action

To serve and love the neighbor

You know them if you’ve seen them—the bright yellow shirts emblazoned with the message “God’s work. Our hands.” They first appeared in 2013 when “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, a…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The fine art of giving

Lectionary blog for Nov. 11, 2018 The 25th Sunday in Pentecost 8 1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Miz Thelma was a widow. (“Miz” is as close…

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Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: We are all saints

Lectionary blog for Nov. 4, 2018 All Saints Sunday Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 While flipping channels one night, I came across a Holly Hunter movie. I’m…

Study guide: To serve and love the neighbor
Spiritual Resources

Study guide: To serve and love the neighbor

In five years “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday has grown from an innovative idea to an emerging valued tradition. You see the trademark bright yellow shirts as Lutherans organize to…

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Spiritual Resources

Lectionary blog: The truth about God’s love

Lectionary blog for Oct. 28, 2018 Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31:31-34; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 Have you seen those billboards on the interstates that purport to be messages from God? I…

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Spiritual Resources

Lectionary blog: The way of the cross leads home

Lectionary blog for Oct. 21, 2018 The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 53:4-12; Psalm 91:9-16; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 In the 1960s, the Rev. Walter Moore was a prominent figure…

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Spiritual Resources

Lectionary blog: What do we depend on?

Lectionary blog for Oct. 14. Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90:12-17; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Some years ago, I attended a revival meeting in a small, rural,…