Lectionary blog: The kindness of Jesus
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: The kindness of Jesus

Lectionary for Nov. 3, 2024 24th Sunday after Pentecost Ruth 1:1-18; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 12:28-34 One of my best friends just started a degree program in New Testament….

I’m a Lutheran: Nate Engle
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Nate Engle

Director of community engagement, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lansing, Mich. Our family started worshiping at Redeemer three and a half years ago, after returning…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 25
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 25

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

Lasting connections made at Youth Gathering
Faith in Action

Lasting connections made at Youth Gathering

Hayden Gruenberg never expected that attending the ELCA Youth Gathering would give her a clearer sense of her career path. But after making connections there, she’s pursuing a vocation in…

Lectionary blog: For the better and for good
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: For the better and for good

Lectionary for Oct. 27, 2024 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8 [19-22]; Hebrews 7:23-38; Mark 10:46-52 Lately I’ve been reading the Bible on a different schedule outside…

Grants help children’s ministries “realize their dreams”
Faith in Action

Grants help children’s ministries “realize their dreams”

For a congregation in Wisconsin, a grant helped transform a school into a community center focused on children. In Colorado, seed money allowed a congregation to expand their weekly family…

Lectionary blog: “Not this way among you!”
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: “Not this way among you!”

Lectionary for Oct. 20, 2024 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Job 38:1-7 [34-41]; Psalm 104:1-9, 24-35b; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 The Indiana-Kentucky Synod has a new bishop, Tim Graham. As a…

Lectionary blog: Wilderness faithfulness
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Wilderness faithfulness

Lectionary for Oct. 13, 2024 21st Sunday after Pentecost Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Numbers is my favorite book in the Bible because it’s all about…

Lectionary blog: Jesus and families
Lectionary Blog

Lectionary blog: Jesus and families

Lectionary for Oct. 6, 2024 20th Sunday after Pentecost Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Psalm 26; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 As I’ve drifted around different parts of the body of Christ…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 30
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 30

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…