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…
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…
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…
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…
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