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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
After a string of financially challenging years, Mission Support giving at Elvira Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa, dropped to 10 percent of its budget. That’s higher than the ELCA…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 23 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 54; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Across from Tennessee State University in Nashville, there is a congregation that…
Lectionary blog for Sept. 9 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 “Say to those of fearful heart, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Here…
Older members of your congregation may remember when most stores were closed on Sundays, or when public schools hosted Christmas pageants and taught kids to sing carols. In our current…
You hear the question in most every congregation: “How can we reach today’s youth?” The ELCA Youth Gathering, held every three years and just this past summer in Houston, is…
Series editor’s note: This month’s article continues our series on texts and themes related to our common Lutheran worship with this explanation of Mary, Mother of Our Lord, who is…
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